A 20-foot shark was spotted following a boat on Block Island, but this misunderstood animal is more harmless than you think.

A giant shark spotted on Cornwall beach is sinking its teeth into plastic pollution. But don't be afraid as it's not real - ...

That shark was portrayed as being at least 25 feet long, and no real-life shark has ever been recorded as being that large. Secondly, the shark in Great Salt Pond was confirmed to be a basking shark .

Jon Dodd, executive director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, later confirmed that it was indeed a basking shark. He estimated the shark's length at 15 to 20 feet, probably closer to 20.

The Basking Shark also has a large, crescent-shaped tail and massive gills that extend from the top to the bottom of its head. Their range takes them all over the world, including the Oregon Coast.

"It wasn't a basking shark either as their fins are floppier and wobble from ... "It was fairly large. You can see the fin and tail fin in the video and it was about 5ft long. It was a porbeagle.” ...

"It wasn't a basking shark either as their fins are floppier and wobble from side to side when moving through the water. ... You can see the fin and tail fin in the video and it was about 5ft long.

Jaws” may have been filmed on the East Coast in Martha’s Vineyard, but real sharks have an incredible range. Sharks are found all over the world, inhabiting coastlines from the South China Sea to the ...

In a now viral video, taken by a woman named Jen Seebeck from the deck of a nearby seafood restaurant, you can see the shark's dorsal and tail fins moving through the water behind a small boat.

The video shows the dorsal and tail fins moving behind a small boat. Many viewers online had guessed that it was a harmless basking shark, which feed on plankton. Jon Dodd, executive director of the ...