A 24-foot shark washed up on a United Kingdom beach over the weekend and a forklift was needed to haul the massive beast off the shore, wild photos show. The carcass of a basking shark — the ...

“What I most hope would come out of this is just more research on this species.” The basking shark is a relatively gentle species, known for skimming the ocean’s surface for tiny planktonic ...

Passengers were strolling along nearby Marine Parade Beach when they spotted a 12-foot juvenile basking shark that washed ashore. The shark gets its name because it feeds by slowly moving along ...

Scientists – including researchers from the Oregon State University – have released what could be the first-ever video footage of a basking shark being hit by a boat. The incident happened in ...

A collision between a boat and a basking shark has been recorded for the first time, meaning either that researchers were lucky to capture the footage or that the incidents are more common than ...

The accompanying footage shows a massive basking shark alongside a Cape Cod whale-watching vessel on Thursday, and the excitement was palpable in the naturalist’s voice. “This is incredible!

One of the world's biggest sharks made an appearance off the Ventura coast this weekend. An Island Packers boat headed to Santa Cruz Island from Ventura Harbor spotted two basking sharks feeding ...

Atlantic Shark Institute executive director Jon Dodd says this is a basking shark that appears to be about 20 feet long with a large dorsal fin. Basking sharks are the second-largest fish species ...