TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 The Gentle Giants 4 CHAPTER 2 Largest Fish 8 CHAPTER 3 Filter Feeders 14 CHAPTER 4 Pups and Adults 18 CHAPTER 5 Threats 22 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE 31 GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
21st century skills library 4 The Gentle Giants chapter 1 Imagine swimming at the beach when you hear someone shout Shark What would you think What would you do Sharks are usually thought of as killers with swift bodies and sharp teeth But that is not true for whale sharks They are slow-moving gentle animals They are harmless to people How did whale sharks get their name One reason is their huge size The blue whale is the largest animal on earth Although not as large as blue whales whale sharks are still giants of the sea They can grow as long as a
exploring our oceans 5 The whale shark is the biggest fish in the ocean school bus They can weigh more than three African elephants Whale sharks definitely deserve their title of world’s largest fish Sharks are fish and whales are mammals Second whale sharks have the same way of eating as many whales They take in great gulps of water filter out the tiny animals in it and eat them This is called filter feeding Whale sharks are found in the warm ocean waters near the equator They can be found in shallow water
