In the following year, hearts were collected from two more basking sharks stranded on the west coast of Ireland - a 6.9-meter female and a 4.8-meter male - Specimens C and D, respectively.

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the ...

The average basking shark weighs around 11,000 pounds, which is about the same as some types of RVs. Compared to the whale shark, it could take nearly four basking sharks to equal the weight of a ...

The Maine State Aquarium is sharing video of a recent basking shark sighting in the state's Midcoast region. The shark was ...

Oddly, a basking shark is responsible for the U.K.’s only fatal shark encounter. In 1937, a breaching basking shark unintentionally capsized a boat, causing the deaths of three people onboard.

"Former shark fisherman, Brian McNeil, estimates that these sharks are above average size with one particularly large one, well over 30 feet or nine meters," Molloy told the Irish Independent.