Did you know the second-biggest fish in the ocean has been hiding a secret feeding habit right under everyone’s nose? Basking sharks are usually pictured cruising near the surface, mouths wide open, filtering plankton out of the water. That image isn’t wrong — it’s just incomplete. New research from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows […]

Basking Sharks Don’t Just Skim the Surface — They’re Diving Nearly a Kilometer Down to Eat
Joel Bryant

