Swimming with sharks Oct 5, 2009
The two largest species of sharks whale shark and basking shark eat the smallest prey such as plankton, tiny shrimps and small fish. Despite their size, these massive sharks are quite docile and pose little threat to humans. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Author wraps up summers Wildlife Wednesdays Sep 11, 2009
He began with the 35-foot long basking shark, the second largest fish in the sea, which he described as a shark in whale clothing. The basking shark eats like a baleen whale favoring teeny, rice-sized crustaceans called copepods and other plankton as its dietary staple. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The swimsuit’s role in creating champions Aug 4, 2009
The neckline had gaped open like the mouth of a basking shark, creating considerable drag as she swam through the water using the American crawl. As she trained in France for a second attempt during the summer of 1926, Ederle and her sister Meg began experimenting with Ederle s suit. (Boston Globe)
5 teens shot in Long Beach Jul 26, 2009
A 20-foot-long basking shark that washed ashore on a beach on New York's Long Island appears to have died from some kind of illness ... The basking shark, which are common in the waters off Long Island, washed ashore Tuesday on a town beach a few miles east of Jones Beach. (Fresno Bee -- State)
5,000-pound shark washes ashore on... Jul 16, 2009
The male basking shark measured 26 feet, 6 inches long ... Basking sharks can grow up to 35 feet in length ... The basking shark that washed ashore on Long Island, New York, on Tuesday was 26 feet, 6 inches long.. (CNN -- Law)
BASKING SHARK PICTURE: Giant Stranded on Long Island Jul 16, 2009
A reportedly 20-foot-long (6-meter-long) basking shark that washed ashore on a beach on New York's Long Island on Tuesday appears to have died from some kind of illness () ... Parks official George Gorman said researchers will examine the basking shark to determine a cause of death ... Basking sharks are common in the waters off Long Island. (National Geographic)
Dying shark washes up on New York shore Jul 16, 2009
A large basking shark washed up on Gilgo Beach in Babylon ... Eager to scrutinize a species with few samples available for study, researchers Tuesday sliced up the carcass of an enormous basking shark that washed up on Gilgo Beach in Babylon, with plans to send samples of the animal around the world ... She said it is unusual for ailing basking sharks to come ashore. (FOX61, CT)
20-Foot Long Shark Washes Up on NY Beach A 1 ton shark has washed ashore on a frequented Long Island, NY beach. Jul 15, 2009
A 20-foot-long basking shark that appears to have died from some kind of illness has washed ashore on a Long Island beach. Sickly 24-foot-long basking shark dies after being beached ... The basking shark, which are a common sight in the waters off Long Island, washed ashore on a town beach a few miles east of Jones Beach. (ABC News)
24-Foot Shark Washes Up on Long Island Beach! Jul 15, 2009
It s unclear how the basking shark died or how it found its way to Gilgo State Park near Babylon in ... Basking sharks are the second largest shark in the sea after the whale shark and are not a threat to humans ... According to marine biologists, these sharks have no teeth and are called basking sharks because they are often observed when feeding at the surface and appear to be basking in the water. (The Drudge Report)
The right whale Mar 18, 2009
They had seen dolphins, leatherback turtles, a flock of water birds called gannets and even a basking shark but not what they were looking for. Then Millie Brower, who was peering with intense concentration through a bubblelike window fitted into the plane's fuselage, announced "nine o'clock, about a mile off." The plane made a stomach-churning lurch as the pilots banked left and began to circle. (International Herald Tribune)
