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A whale shark nicknamed Fermin who has become a popular tourist attraction in the Philippines has been slashed across the face by a boat propeller, marine biologists report.The gentle giant — whale sharks can grown more than 40 feet (12 meters) long but eat mostly tiny plankton — is a common sight in the tourist area in Tan-awan, Oslob, a resort town in Cebu. In this area of ocean, boat operators are allowed to feed whale sharks , bringing them near their boats so tourists can see the enormous fish close up.The practice is a popular one, but marine biologists are concerned. Not only does feeding sharks teach them to associate boats with free meals, said Samantha Craven, a scientist with the Philippines Large Marine Vertebrates Project, it also seems to dissuade the sharks from their natural migrations ."If these sharks reach sexual maturity and don't migrate to breeding grounds, they are effectively removed from the population and would no longer be adding to the numbers of genetic div...
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The world's largest aquarium has added two of the world's largest fish.Two female whale sharks — Alice and Trixie — went on display Sunday after arriving the night b...
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Experts Call Sharks Misunderstood FishSaturday, January 20, 2007E-Mail Print Share:HONOLULU — The Kauai surfer was lucky: the eight-foot long shark that took a half...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A resort hotel on one of Dubai's manmade islands said Thursday it has freed a whale shark whose captivity had been criticized by e...
Environmentalists renewed their call Sunday for a marine-themed luxury Dubai resort to release a whale shark on display inside the hotel's giant fish tank.Wildlife a...
Video of a dead whale shark being pulled from the sea off of Pakistan raises more questions about the school-bus-size fish's demise than it answers, scientists say.P...
Raw video: Fishermen find enormous 39-foot, 7-ton fish in their net off the shores of Pakistan
FBN’s David Asman on reports a group of Chinese investors are in talks to buy a 40% stake in the General Motors Building in New York City.
KARACHI , Pakistan -- Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 22 cents...
Indianapolis Colts cheerleader shaves her head to raise money for cancer research
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