HEARTSTOPPING footage shows the moment two giant whales move in to protect a diver from a bloodthirsty shark. Benoît Girodeau ...

Since the whale shark is a filter feeder, the divers were not at risk of being eaten A giant whale shark looked ready to snack on a pair of amazed divers off the coast of Tubbataha, Philippines.

There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

Photographer Michael Busch captured video footage of a 6 foot long shark swimming near two unsuspecting snorkelers in the ...

the shark slowly started swimming back around towards the terrified diver. It is then that the second whale comes into view, cutting it off from approaching Girodeau with its mammoth body.

In a dramatic turn of events, two sperm whales rescued a diver, Benoît Girodeau, from an oceanic whitetip shark attack off the coast of Mauritius, showcasing an extraordinary display of protective ...

As she studied feeding behavior in whale sharks, she noticed that juveniles, less than 35 feet long, fled from humans, but larger animals didn’t seem to mind nearby divers. The fish have mostly ...