The first ever record of a pregnant megamouth shark has been documented after a dead female washed up on the shores of the Philippines. The 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) megamouth shark (Megachasma ...

The megamouth is a large-bodied shark found all over the world. Its name, megamouth, comes from its large mouth. Shaped a bit like a tadpole, with a huge mouth that takes up half its head, it was ...

An extremely rare species of shark has been sold for next to nothing after being captured and killed off the coast of Africa. The megamouth shark, which has only been spotted less than 300 times in ...

Tracking data from megamouth sharks suggests these elusive giants are more closely tied to specific regions and depth zones than previously known. Since the unexpected discovery of a megamouth shark ...

There are estimated to be more than 400 known species of sharks worldwide, and one first discovered off the coast of Kaneohe remains one of the strangest and most significant species discovered in the ...

A megamouth shark that stranded in the Philippines is the first pregnant individual ever recorded in this rare species. The finding confirms that megamouths (Megachasma pelagios) are ovoviviparous: ...

Rhett H. Bennett receives funding from the Shark Conservation Fund, a philanthropic collaborative pooling expertise and resources to meet the threats facing the world’s sharks and rays. The Shark ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught and later ate a megamouth shark, one of the rarest fish in the world with only 40 others recorded to have been encountered, the ...

A megamouth shark that was pregnant with seven pups when it washed ashore in the Philippines has revealed secrets about how this elusive species gives birth. When you purchase through links on our ...

Megamouth sharks were first discovered in 1976 and fewer than 280 have ever been seen, meaning we know very little about this enigmatic species. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...