The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

‘That’s a 20-foot great white shark coming at us. He’s coming at me,’ said Perry. The humongous fish surrounding the boat were actually basking sharks. Carmel sounded frightened when they ...

Ireland’s population of basking sharks is on the rise this year. This positive news comes amid concerns that the globally threatened species is nearing extinction. Since 2022, the species has ...

The sighting of a basking shark in Cornwall this week has been dubbed "exciting" by a wildlife trust. It comes after a video emerged on social media of the animal in St Ives harbour. Abby Crosby ...

A wildlife ranger had a close encounter with a young basking shark in the St Kilda archipelago. The endangered animal, measuring almost 3m (9ft) long, was spotted at Village Bay on the island of ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about to change, thanks to a pioneering team of scientists and some underwater cameras. The waters south of Tiree in the Inner Hebrides are ...

The Social Democrats have published a 10-point renters charter. The party is calling for a 3-year rent freeze, a ban on no-fault evictions and a ban on the bulk purchase of all homes - houses and ...

Unlike the more familiar whale (Rhincodon typus) and basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus), the megamouth remains a shadowy figure in our history books. Rarely seen... and even more rarely studied.

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.