Are whale sharks whales

Answer 1

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.