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The major difference is whale sharks are huge. They're around 30 feet long on average and the largest specimen found was around 40 feet long. Also whale sharks are filter feeders, as in they only eat plankton and krill. They're harmless and divers can easily swim beside them or even hold on to them.
It is considered a shark.
Whale oil
the whale shark is considered to be the largest shark in the ocean.
Whale oil.
no it is not but it might be soon
A killer whale is considered a type of vertebrate. It is a type of mammal, and they are vertebrates with spines.
One type of Blue Whale the B. m. intermedia, the Antarctic blue whale, is considered an Antarctic regional -- sea-based, animal.
No. There's the sperm whale, Cuviers beaked whale and others. BTW orcas are not considered whales.
The Right Whale isn't named after anyone. It got it's name from whalers because it was considered the "right" whale to harvest because of it's high blubber content and were easy to kill. They were a preferred or right whale to hunt.