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How much whale sharks eat depends on their size. As a general rule, whale sharks eat between 0.5 % and 3% of their body weight at each meal. They have a slow metabolism which means they need two to three days to digest their meal. So, if a fully grown whale shark weighs about 13 tonnes, it might eat almost 400 kilograms of food every 2-3 days. The whale shark feeds by filtering huge amounts of plankton and tiny sea creatures through its gills as it swims. It swims with its mouth open, sucking in huge amounts of water filled with small animals and plankton. This water is then filtered through spongy tissue around its gills. After the whale shark closes its mouth, it uses gills rakers, which are thousands of bristles around 10cm long in its mouth, to filter and eat the tiny plants and animals, which can include small fish, crustaceans and squid. A whale shark will often swim into schools of tiny creatures so as to maximise how much it can trap in its mouth. Because of the way it feeds, and the facts that its 3000 tiny teeth are virtually useless, a whale shark presents no danger to people.
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Where do whale sharks get their energy from?
the food that they eat
How do whale sharks acquire energy?
to aqcuire energy they eat food
What can whale sharks eat?
it can eat you nigguh'!
Do whale sharks eat squid?
no
Do whale sharks eat crabs?
Whale sharks are slow moving plankton filter feeders. So would not eat crabs.
If blue whales are bigger than sharks why dont they eat the sharks?
All the whales usually eat the sharks as their normal food diet. They also even eat the killer whale or the orca. Ocean Food Chain: Sun>Seaweed>Zooplankton>Plankton>Krill>Shrimp>Small Fish>Medium Fish>Big Fish>Shark>Whale
Which animals has been known to eat sharks?
All types of reef sharks are vulnerable when young. Common predators of juvenile reef sharks include other sharks, groupers and many larger fish species. As adults, reef sharks may be preyed upon by much larger sharks, like Hammerheads, Tiger sharks and Silvertip sharks.
Do sharks eat phytoplankton?
Each species of shark has it's preference of food and what it needs to survive. The sharks that are known to eat phytoplankton include the whale shark and basking shark.
What is whale sharks food?
cptrplant
Do whale sharks eat killer whales?
No. Whale sharks are filter feeders. They don't have the teeth, the jaws or the throat to eat anything that big.
Can a shark eat a whale shark Are sharks cannibals?
Sharks can not eat whale sharks as whale sharks are proportionally bigger than sharks. Sharks may scavenge off dead whale sharks but the probability of live whale sharks being eaten is highly unlikely. Some species of shark are cannibals and babies will often eat each other while inside the womb.______________________________________________________________________________Just a short note to remind whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) were contemporaneous with C. Megalodon, and in the same waters.That contributed for the whale shark to be included in the megalodon's menu although they have been extinct for millions of years.
Can sharks eat blue whales?
All the whales usually eat the sharks as their normal food diet. They also even eat the killer whale or the orca. Ocean Food Chain: Sun>Seaweed>Zooplankton>Plankton>Krill>Shrimp>Small Fish>Medium Fish>Big Fish>Shark>Whale
