Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia Aquarium says the largest whale shark observed was 61.7 feet long. Most ...

ATLANTA, June 13 -- For the second time in less than six months, a whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium, the only facility outside Asia to display the rare fish, has died.

Cameron Perry, a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium, has been working with colleagues to attach camera tags to investigate what the whale sharks are doing. Scientists don't know where they ...

Together, alongside the aquarium’s two whale sharks, manta rays, squadrons of stingrays, a goliath grouper and more than 50 species of fish, Santa and his elf swim around Ocean Voyager, a 100 ...

The 'Jaws' shark was 20 feet long in the book and 25 feet long in the movie. Could a shark this big be swimming off Georgia's shore?

AP PhotoOne of two new whale sharks swims in the Ocean Voyager exhibit today at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Two large trucks with police escorts flashing their lights rumbled up to the world ...

Whale sharks typically measure from 12 to 18 meters (39 to 59 feet), weigh up to 14 tons and are plankton eaters; ... Cameron Perry, a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, ...

A beluga whale named Qinu had an adorable reaction to Olivia Walsh and Gavin Hulberg's engagement at Georgia Aquarium on Dec. 18. 'Qinu’s behavior at the window was her own — she was not ...

Cameron Perry, a research scientist at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, has been working with colleagues on the island to attach camera tags to investigate what the whale sharks are doing, but ...