Is it just me? I think they are so so so so so so so so cute!!!!!
Whale sharks! The area north of Isla Mujeres in Mexico is the largest-known 'aggregation' of these threatened giants.
These sharks are munching on tuna spawn
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Whale sharks are very large animals. They can reach 65 feet in length and weigh up to 75 000 pounds.
Whale shark has a 4.9 feet wide mouth with 4000 teeth arranged in 350 rows. Although this sounds scary, teeth are very small (size of a match head) and look like a rasp.
Despite their huge size, whale sharks feed on plankton. They eat plankton, small crustaceans and fish, which they filter from the sea water.
Whale shark can swallow 1500 gallons of water each hour.
Video by @simonjpierce
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