Diving With Whale Shark - Ras Umm Sid, Sharm El Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt

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I copy it from Wikipedia.

The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow filter feeding shark that is the largest living fish species. It can grow up to 12.2 m. in length and can weigh up to 13.6 tonnes (15 short tons). This distinctively-marked shark is the only member of its genus Rhincodon and its family, Rhincodontidae (called Rhinodontes before 1984), which is grouped into the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondrichthyes.
The shark is found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea and can live for about 70 years. The species is believed to have originated about 60 million years ago. The name "whale shark" comes from the fish's physiology; that is, a shark as large as a whale that shares a similar filter feeder eating mode. The whale shark inhabits the world's tropical and warm-temperate oceans. Though it is often seen offshore, it has also been found closer to shore, entering lagoons or coral atolls, and near the mouths of estuaries and rivers. It's range is generally restricted to about ±30 ° latitude. It is capable of diving to depths of over 700 metres. The whale shark is not an efficient swimmer since the entire body is used for swimming, which is unusual for fish and contributes to an average speed of only around 5kilometre-per-hour. The whale shark is a filter feeder — one of only three known filter feeding shark species. It feeds on phytoplankton, macro-algae, plankton, krill and small nektonic life, such as small squid or vertebrates.
This species, despite its enormous size, does not pose any significant danger to humans. It is a frequently cited example when educating the public about the popular misconceptions of all sharks as "man-eaters". They are actually quite gentle and can be playful with divers. There are unconfirmed reports of sharks lying still, upside down on the surface to allow divers to scrape parasites and other organisms from their bellies. Divers and snorkelers can swim with this giant fish without any risk apart from unintentionally being struck by the shark's large tail fin.
The whale shark is targeted by and commercial fisheries in several areas where they seasonally aggregate. The population is unknown and the species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

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[candy6689]

I think this is the most beautiful creature on this planet earth. I love whale sharks due to their gentle nature and they're beautiful patterns.

[P0SSUTTAM0]

beautiful animal :) they are gentle right?? what happens if u make it angry then?? i dont want to but what happens?

[Adzdachilla]

@P0SSUTTAM0 Absolutely nothing. They can't eat fish let alone human, they can't bite you. There are 0 recorded cases of people getting hurt by whale sharks. They probably don't have the ability to get angry lmao.

[IceBarragex]

absolutely beautiful. i hope one day i will share the same experience as you did :)

[conbgely010]

@P0SSUTTAM0 If you punched one in the face it would probably be like, "Well that wasn't very nice" and keep swimming along.

[MRmels1]

i've been to sharm el sheikh... but didn't see any whale sharks D':

[learjetgal]

Stunning. I have never been lucky enough to see them in the ocean, but did get to scuba at the Atlanta aquarium with them. Just fabulous. Thank you for sharing this magical moment.

[MrTonyAmicangelo]

Absolutely breathtaking... thanks for sharing.

[marinefish321]

yea LKJO94, there are better dive stories and videos on the net. try the myscubastory site. type "dive stories" into google and its like the 12th result, on the 1st or 2nd page of google... youll find other good dive story pages but i think the myscubastory site is better as its dedicated to dive stories, accidents, sharks and videos - have a good one !

[ArcherBellGallagher]

Now that's one thing I didn't see when I want to Sharm. If I would of saw that like this, I would of cried with pure joy for the rest of the day.

[TessPPhillipsmusic]

@HerculisDoC well we saw 3 manta's :D and a turtle, then an eray of beautiful corals, fish, and other rays. it was an amazing expirience