2. All About Whale Sharks BY Julia

4. Table of Contents Where are Whale Sharks found? 4 What does the Whale Shark look like? 6 How the Whale Shark got its name? 8 What does the Whale Shark eat? 10 Where and how does the Whale Shark find its prey? 12 Is it prey for another animal?14 How fast is the Whale Shark? 18 Can the Whale Shark stay out of water?20 What do the Whale Shark’s teeth look like?22 Fun facts24

5. Where are Whale Sharks found? Whale Sharks are found in shallow and warm water and open ocean space in tropical waters.

6. What does the Whale Shark look like? A Whale Shark has lots of dots all over its top. A Whale Shark has lots of dots all over its top. It is grey. It is grey. Like all other sharks, it has a dorsal fin. Like all other sharks, it has a dorsal fin. The Whale Shark’s teeth are really tiny. The Whale Shark’s teeth are really tiny. It has a big mouth. It has a big mouth. The Whale Shark is about 40 to 60 feet. The Whale Shark is about 40 to 60 feet.

7. How the Whale Shark got its name? The Whale Shark got its name because it’s the biggest mammal in the world.

8. What does the Whale Shark eat? The Whale Shark eats: plankton, plankton, the Basking Shark, the Basking Shark, the Mega Mouth Shark, the Mega Mouth Shark, Macro algae, Macro algae, krill krill small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates. small nektonic life such as small squid or vertebrates.

9. Where and how does the Whale Shark find its prey? The Whale Shark eats anything that it can fit in its mouth. *Did you know that even though it is the biggest fish in the ocean it eats the smallest fish that are found in the ocean? It can eat up to 3,000 tiny fish a day.

10. Is it prey for another animal? It is not prey for another animal.

11. How fast is the Whale Shark? The Whale Shark swims up to 20 to 60 miles an hour.

12. How dangerous is the Whale Shark? Whale Sharks are harmless to people. They do not attack.

13. Can the Whale Shark stay out of water? The Whale Shark can not get out of the water because it is too big.

14. What do the Whale Shark’s teeth look like? Whale Sharks have about 3,000 very tiny teeth, but they are of little use.

15. Dedicated to my second grade teacher, Mrs. Temkin, Parkway Elementary School, my family and friends.