whale shark
noun
: a shark (Rhincodon typus) of warm waters that has small teeth, feeds chiefly on plankton strained by its gill rakers, may sometimes attain a length of up to 60 feet (18.3 meters), and is the largest known fish
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Head to Ponta do Ouro, Mozambique, from October to May for warmer waters and the chance to dive with reef sharks, whale sharks, dolphins, turtles, and other marine life.
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Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Three years later, Clarke is more of a whale shark, with $2.7 billion AUM, largely due to her bold strategy to acquire prestigious music catalogs, including Bruno Mars’ songwriter and producer James Fauntleroy, Nelly, Justin Bieber, Fleetwood Mac, Kelly Clarkson, Fat Joe and T-Pain.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Put together, the data Fortune and her colleagues collected suggested that the killer whales, fearsome predators able to take on great whites and whale sharks several times their size, were essentially using the dolphins as scouts.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Orcas are such adept hunters, in fact, that they've even been spotted taking down the whale shark, the world's largest fish, as well as great whites.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
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Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Three years later, Clarke is more of a whale shark, with $2.7 billion AUM, largely due to her bold strategy to acquire prestigious music catalogs, including Bruno Mars’ songwriter and producer James Fauntleroy, Nelly, Justin Bieber, Fleetwood Mac, Kelly Clarkson, Fat Joe and T-Pain.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Put together, the data Fortune and her colleagues collected suggested that the killer whales, fearsome predators able to take on great whites and whale sharks several times their size, were essentially using the dolphins as scouts.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Orcas are such adept hunters, in fact, that they've even been spotted taking down the whale shark, the world's largest fish, as well as great whites.
—New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Whale shark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whale%20shark. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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