All About

The Whale Shark

By Alana

Where are Whale sharks found 4

What does the Whale shark look like? 6

Does the Whale shark have teeth? 8

How did the Whale shark get its name? 10

What does the Whale shark eat? 12

Is it prey for another animal? 16

How dangerous is it? 18

How fast does it swim? 20

Can it stay out of water? 22

Fun Facts 24

Table of Contents

Whale Sharks are found in shallow and warm water. They are also found in open ocean space in tropical waters.

Where are Whale Sharks found?

Whale Sharks have spots on the top of its body, it has a very big mouth, it’s about 60 feet long and it replaces a new tooth when its other one comes out.

What does the Whale Shark look like?

The Whale Shark got its name because whales are the biggest mammals.

How did the Whale Shark get its

name?

Whale Sharks eat plankton, krill, squid or even a Basking shark or a Megamouth shark.

What does the Whale Shark eat?

The Whale Shark finds its food by swimming with its mouth open to catch its prey. It eats up to one million microscopic fish a day. It is funny that the whale shark is one of the biggest fish in the oceans and eats the smallest fish that are found in the oceans.

Where and how does it find its

prey?

The Whale Shark is not prey.

Is it prey for another animal?

How fast doesHow fast does it swim? it swim?

The Whale Shark swims 20 The Whale Shark swims 20 to 50 miles per hour.to 50 miles per hour.

Whale Sharks have about 3,000 teeth and if a tooth falls out a new one grows in.

Does the Whale Shark have

teeth?

Whale Sharks don’t attack people.

How dangerous is it?

It can’t stay out of water because it lives in deep

water and it weighs a lot.

Can it stay out of water?

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