Whale Shark

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carpet carpetshark carpetsharks rhincodontidae eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring yell yelling call calling shout shouting cough coughing yawn yawning gasp gasping sing singing Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with juvenile Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) above pectoral fin.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with juvenile Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) above pectoral fin. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carpet carpetshark carpetsharks rhincodontidae eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring yell yelling call calling shout shouting cough coughing yawn yawning gasp gasping sing singing vertical Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with juvenile Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) above pectoral fin.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with juvenile Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) above pectoral fin. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with mouth open while feeding in plankton rich waters.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with mouth open while feeding in plankton rich waters. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carpet carpetshark carpetsharks rhincodontidae eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring yell yelling call calling shout shouting cough coughing yawn yawning gasp gasping sing singing teeth tooth dental mouth jaw jaws sharp bite biter bit Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Profile view with divers.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with snorkel divers. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) gulp feeding at the surface in plankton rich waters. single one alone lonely isolated individual big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace curious curiousity curios curiosity look looking inspect inspecting gaze gazing inquisitive inquiring enquiring interested questioning nosy prying shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carpet carpetshark carpetsharks rhincodontidae eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring yell yelling call calling shout shouting cough coughing yawn yawning gasp gasping sing singing shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Rear view of tail.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Rear view of tail. large big huge massive fins vertical giant swimming Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming over reef flat with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) and Cobia (Rachycentron canadum).
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming over reef flat with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) and Cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark gill gills profile portrait sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with mass of Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates)
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with mass of Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Young adult.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Young adult. Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark fin fins pectoral caudal tail dorsal |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Gill slits and pectoral fin.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Gill slits and pectoral fin. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers. Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace reflect reflection reflections mirror mirrored mirrors shine shiney shining image dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) attached to underbelly.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Slender Suckerfish (Echeneis naucrates) attached to underbelly. large big huge massive fins vertical giant swimming surface Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers. Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace reflect reflection reflections mirror mirrored mirrors shine shiney shining image dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on coral spawn and plankton bloom. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large tail caudal pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel diver.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel diver. Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace reflect reflection reflections mirror mirrored mirrors shine shiney shining image dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on coral spawn and plankton bloom. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large dorsal ridges pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming at the surface with snorkel divers. Rhincodontidae Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks big bigger huge large massive giant gigantic oversize size happy smile smiling smiler grin grimace reflect reflection reflections mirror mirrored mirrors shine shiney shining image dive diver diving scuba scubadiver scuba-diver adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Showing teeth rows while feeding.
Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Showing teeth rows while feeding. blue giant big spots camouflage mouth eye fins surface huge large dorsal ridges pattern Carpet Sharks |Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)