The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

Few divers would give up the chance to swim with the two largest fish in the sea—whale sharks and basking sharks. Here's ...

It seems shark season has officially arrived in the UK. The North Wales coast - particularly Anglesey - is one of the locations where you might spot a basking shark - the second largest fish in ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

They use more than 5,000 gill rakers to strain 25 kg of plankton from around 1.5 million litres of water per hour which is around the size of a swimming pool Basking sharks are found across the globe.