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What are 3 characteristics whale shark?
Whale sharks’ heads are flattened and have a blunt snout above its mouth. Short barbels — whiskerlike sensory organs like catfish have — protrude from their nostrils. Their backs and sides are gray to brown with white spots and pale stripes. Their bellies are white.
Does whale shark have hair?
Sharks are not mammals and so they do not have hair on their body. Not even a strand. Just so you know having hair is a quality of mammals that enables regulate body temperature. Whales are mammals but sharks are not!
Has a whale shark ever killed anyone?
These huge animals are not dangerous. Whale sharks have never attacked humans.
Do whale sharks bite?
Whale sharks are filter feeders and can neither bite nor chew.
How are whale sharks different from whales?
Whales have thick layer of blubber under the skin which prevents drop in body temperature in the cold waters. Whale shark has grey skin with pale yellow spots on the back and white skin on the belly. Its skin is covered with dermal denticles.
How would you describe a whale shark?
The whale shark’s flattened head sports a blunt snout above its mouth with short barbels protruding from its nostrils. Its back and sides are gray to brown with white spots among pale vertical and horizontal stripes, and its belly is white.
Do whale sharks have teeth?
Whale sharks are filter feeders and can neither bite nor chew. Although its mouth can stretch to four feet wide, a whale shark’s teeth are so tiny that they can only eat small shrimp, fish, and plankton by using their gill rakers as a suction filter.
Are whale shark friendly?
Swim With Whale Sharks at Cabo Adventures Whale sharks are one of the most amazing animals in the world — and while they may be sharks, they’re also one of the most gentle fish in the sea. In fact, whale sharks are so gentle, they’re completely safe to swim around.
Can a whale shark swallow you?
The sharks know that they can’t eat you, and they often close their mouths around big prey like you or big fish. Okay, so whale sharks won’t swallow you. But what about toothed whales? They do sometimes swallow prey whole, so you could fit down their esophagus.