I had a good dive yesterday, but nowhere near THIS good. Some of my friends had an incredible encounter with a basking shark on a shore dive in Rockport, Massachusetts!

Basking sharks are the second largest fish (after the whale shark) and open their huge mouths to swallow water full of tiny plankton, which gets filtered out as the water passes through their gills. These amazing creatures grow up to 30 feet long!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xXZTVq_MbE

#baskingshark #shark #gentlegiant #NewEngland #coldWater #epic #scuba #scubadiving #wildlife

Starving while swimming?🦈 Basking sharks are falling into a "northern black hole of extinction." Now Endangered, climate change ruined their food. They roam the ocean, burning energy for empty calories. We can't just watch—we need to change the status quo! (Tap the toggles inside for English!)

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https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-basking-shark/
#ウバザメ #絶滅危惧種 #IUCNレッドリスト #気候変動 #BaskingShark #環境問題

Basking Shark at the #Edinburgh Zoo Giant Latnerns show
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55029572669/in/photostream/lightbox/

#Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #photography #photographie #Shark #Requin #BaskingShark #EdinburghZoo #EdinburghZooGiantLanterns #GiantLanterns

Berry and Crouton Speedpaint. Lost luggage.

#Shark #BaskingShark #Vore #FurryArt #Art #DigitalArt #Speedpaint

Even at 3-500 metres from where I was sat on the cliff, the fin was still distinctly visible.

Friend’s were out kayaking here the day before when they found themselves amongst Basking Sharks & Minke Whales. “The plankton was fizzing”.

While they were out one of the local whale Watching boats arrived.

#BaskingShark #WestCork #Ireland

#sharks over the w/e, Cork Coast

#CourtmacSherry bay Old Head of #Kinsale

Largest fish in Ireland, the #baskingShark

Video:
https://www.atlanticwhaleandwildlifetours.com/

#speirgorm #spéirgorm #coast #corkCoast #coCork #westCork #WildAtlanticWay #maritimeCork #courtmacsherry #kinsale #mastodaoine

Kranos and Crouton Speedpaint. Having a seat.

#NSFW #BaskingShark #Shark #Kobold #AnalVore #Vore #FurryArt #Art #DigitalArt #Speedpaint

#Sharks and #rays leap out of the water for many reasons, including feeding, courtship and communication https://theconversation.com/sharks-and-rays-leap-out-of-the-water-for-many-reasons-including-feeding-courtship-and-communication-238487

A review of elasmobranch breaching behavior: why do sharks and rays propel themselves out of the water into the air? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-024-01584-5

"It takes a lot of energy for a #shark or #ray to leap out of the water – especially a massive creature like a #BaskingShark (12 meters, 4.5 tonnes)... breaching must serve some useful purpose."