Whale sharks live in warm, tropical oceans around the world, including areas off Mexico, Australia, and the Philippines. They are the largest shark species, able to grow over 12 meters long. Whale sharks feed on plankton, jellyfish, and small fish. Females can carry up to 300 eggs at a time and give birth to pups about 2 feet in length. Despite their massive size, whale sharks are generally harmless to humans.
2. Where do they live????
They live in warm water.
They live in the deepest part of the ocean.
They can be found in Mexico, Australia and
Philippines but can also be found in other
countries and provinces.
They live in warm and tropical oceans .
One Whale Shark travelled from Mexico to
the Pacific ocean of Tonga which was 8,600
miles.
3. What Whale Sharks eat??
Whale Sharks perform an important
job by eating sick and weak animals.
They eat Crab and Jellyfish.
Whale Sharks are carnivores so they
eat meat.
4. What are the Whale Sharks
Relatives???
Whale Sharks relatives are the
Nurse Shark and Leopard
Shark.
Leopard Shark Nurse Shark
5. How many eggs can a female Whale
Shark carry??
A female whale Shark can carry up to
300 eggs.
A Whale Shark baby is called a pup
Whale Shark pups are 2 feet long when there
born
Not all the pups are born at the same time
6. Did you know???
That Whale Sharks are harmless to divers
That a Whale Shark is the biggest shark in the
world it can be 12.65 meters long and weighs
more then 47 thousand pounds.
A Whale Shark can live up to 180 years
That Whale Sharks swim slow with their mouth
open
A Whale Shark can fit two humans bodies into its
mouth
That Whale Sharks have 3,000 tiny teeth
7. Inside the body!!
Whale sharks are cartilaginous fish, instead of
having a skeleton made of bone they have a
skeleton made of cartilage, a tough flexible
tissue.
8.
9. Quiz answers
#1. They can carry 300 eggs
#2. A Whales Shark relatives are a Nurse Shark and a
Leopard Shark
#3. The part of the name that describes how big it is
the Whale part
#4. The place the whale shark came from was Mexico
#5. Whale Sharks live in the deepest part of the ocean
#6. Whale Sharks eat Crab and Jellyfish
#7. A Whale Shark has 3,000 teeth
The underlined ones are the answers.