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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 feeding
It'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.
What else can I help you with?
Are whale sharks eaten?
no sharks are not eaten by whales
Why are whale sharks sharks not whales?
1) Whales are mammals and do not have gills, they come to the surface to breathe.2) Whale Sharks have gills and as other sharks receive oxygen through the water.3) Whales sharks have the same cartilaginous skeleton structure as other sharksTthe reason its called WHALE shark is because it is the largest of all the sharks, and as whales are the currently biggest mammals on the earth it only seems appropriate.No. it isn't a reptile.
Is a whale shark a hybrid species?
Whale Sharks are Sharks, but big as some whales.
What is the problem with calling animals whale sharks?
It creates confusion about if they are whales or Sharks. They are Sharks, but big as whales. And filter feeders, as many whales.
What whales and sharks eat?
a killer whale .
What are whale sharkes?
Maybe you mean whale sharks, with no e in sharks. If so, whale sharks are the biggest type of fish, let alone shark. They have huge mouths, like whales. They actually look a little like whales, which is where they got their name. They are not, however, whales. Whales are mammals, not fish.
What animal eats the dolphins?
sharks do feed off of dolphins and so do killer whales but a killer whale is a species of dolphin. If we are talking about killer whales the killer whale is an apex predator and eats sharks !
Are killer whale a mammal?
Um...they're called whales aren't they? All whales are mammals...except for whale sharks, they're sharks (fish). :) beep!
What are some similarities between sharks and whales?
The only similarities would be diet (plankton), size and they both live in the ocean. Some whales eat plankton, as do whale sharks. Some whales are close to the same size as whale sharks. Otherwise, whales are mammals, and whale sharks are fish.
Are whale shark warm blooded or cold blooded?
Whale sharks are not whales thay are sharks and they are cold blooded.
Does a shark eat killer whales?
Yes killer whales have been recorded hunting down and eating whale sharks they will also prey on other sharks for example great white sharks. Killer whales are opportunistic hunters and apex predators and do take down whale sharks
Are whale sharks bigger then blue whales?
no they're not
