Note: The basking shark and great white shark shown here are represented at a scale of 25.5 feet and 13.5 feet, respectively; Infographic: Maura Losch/Axios Not every fin moving slowly in dark ...

Very little is known about basking sharks but that’s about ... Dr Hawkes’ team have attached front and rear facing cameras to sharks’ dorsal fins. However, as was demonstrated when Landward ...

During the 20th century, basking sharks were widely fished for their liver oil—used in lamps, cosmetics, perfumes, and lubricants—as well as their meat, skin, and large fins. It’s believed ...

Carla Smith, 20, spotted the basking shark around 35 metres off Lendalfoot Beach, in Girvan, Scotland. After people with ...