BASKING SHARK - Deadly Shark or Gentle Giant?

Despite their fearsome look and vast size, which startle neighboring swimmers or divers, basking sharks, sometimes known as “bone sharks”, pose no threat to people or other aquatic creatures. These sharks, much like whales, filter large volumes of ocean water through their teeth to consume plankton and other microorganisms, which are their primary food source.

When foraging for food, they may often move around the surface or even float there with their jaws wide open. They are the only shark species outside the great white and the basking shark that subsist only on plankton, making them the second biggest known species of shark.