Roy Mangersnes / Storm over the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, lightning sstrikes are the predominant cause of bush fires, Botswana, November

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) school, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) eating with attendant Remoras (Remora remora), Philippines

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) group swimming in front of its mouth, Exmouth, Australia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with other tropical fish, note satellite tag to right of dorsal fin, Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Chris Newbert / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Papua New Guinea

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) surrounded by several scuba divers, threatened, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) portrait, largest shark in the world, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) largest fish in the world to 60 feet, Seychelles

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and aquarium visitors, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) school, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) skin, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Remoras (Remora sp), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at surface, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at surface, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) pair filter feeding at floating fishing platform, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming towards surface, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) biologist Brent Stewart from Hubbs Sea World Research Institute checking if shark has been PIT tagged as part of a study to determine geographical range, numbers and loca...

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and tourist, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and tourist, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding near tourist, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus) group, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and Golden Trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Western Australia, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and snorkelers, Western Australia, Australia

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and diver, Oslob, Cebu, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Oslob, Cebu, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Oslob, Cebu, Philippines

Richard Herrmann / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton, Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swallowing plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding on plankton off Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding krill in aquarium, Japan

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) spots, Exmouth, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with symbiotic fish, Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) silhouetted, Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Hiroya Minakuchi / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding near ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Hiroya Minakuchi / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) near ocean surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming along with two snorkelers, Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) fin with propeller caused scars, Ningaloo Reef, Australia

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and schooling fish, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) dorsal fin, Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming with other tropical fish, Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus), Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming near surface, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Chinese tofu vendor, Yuanyang Market, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China 2006

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and snorkeler, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) portrait, largest shark species, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) portrait silhouetted against sun, largest shark species, threatened, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) portrait, largest shark species, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming underwater with symbiotic Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor), Baja California, Mexico

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) underwater portrait, threatened, Hawaii

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) swimming underwater with symbiotic Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor), Baja California, Mexico

Flip Nicklin / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remoras (Remora sp), Baja California, Mexico

Ralph Pace / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) filter-feeding with Remoras (Remora remora), Baja California, Mexico

Ralph Pace / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) with Remoras (Remora remora), Baja California, Mexico

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and scuba diver, Indo-Pacific

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and reef fish, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) and reef fish in feeding area, Cebu, Philippines

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) trio in aquarium with visitors, Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, Japan