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Why are whale sharks called whale shark?
The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a shark, which is a fish. It should not be confused with a whale, which is a mammal.Whale sharks have this common name only because they are the largest living sharks in today's oceans.
Do whale sharks have shark or whale tails?
They have shark tails. If they have shark tails then they'd be catagorized for a shark. They are called a whale shark because their big like a whale and shark because it is a shark (tail)
Is a whale shark a bird or a whale?
Whale Sharks are sharks
Is a whale shark a hybrid?
No, whale sharks are not hybrid. They are a species of shark. The reason they are called whale sharks is because they are so large, measuring up to fifty feet long.
Why are whale shark called whale shark?
they are called sand sharks specifically because they are camouflaged with sand and hunt on the seafloor and hide by digging slightly in the sand and not moving at all.
Are whale sharks a fish or a mammal?
The whale shark is the largest living shark, therefore, the largest fish.
What shark can be a filter feeder shark?
Basking Sharks and Whale sharks
How big are new born whale sharks?
A newborn whale shark, called a pup, can be as big as 2 feet when they are born. Whale sharks are born live and the mother whale shark can give birth to hundreds of pups at one time.
Which is bigger whale or shark?
Well, a whale SHARK is a shark...it's the biggest shark, and the biggest fish as well.
Which is the largest of all fishes whale sharks or beluga whale?
Whale sharks. Whale sharks can grow up to 50 feet, while belugas only grow to about 15-20 feet.
Is a whale a sharks prey?
No, a whale diet is not on a shark.
Are whale sharks whales?
no Whale Sharks are large fish in the shark family. Whale sharks are actually not whales. Even though they can be as long as almost two buses they are sharks. They can't hurt you like some other sharks can because they don't really have any teeth. What makes them sharks? Well, they breath out of their gills instead of through a blow hole. They have rough scally skin like sharks and they also lay eggs.A whale shark is a shark, the largest living fish in the world, yet it is a filter feeder.Even though it doesnt have the same diet as a shark, it is a shark.its a shark but is named a whale shark for its large stature and feedingIt's a shark. The only thing it got in common with whales is its size.A Whale Shark is a fish and a member of the shark family. It is called a Whale Shark because the grow to very large size.
