[chris]

A whale shark was butchered on a public square in Guangdong province, China, in an event photographed by August 2007. The animal was laid on the pavement as workers hosed and scrubbed its carcass, opened its body and cut thick slabs of flesh while a large crowd watched from behind a rope line. Other views showed the shark's broad, flat head, wide mouth and distinctive pattern of white spots.

Claims circulating with the photographs described the animal as a giant man-eating catfish taken from a reservoir. It was a whale shark, a marine species, and no human remains were found in the animal.

[Rage]

Wonder if it tastes good

[the hated]

thats a whale shark....and its a baby one at that...

[güttsfükk]

aye, Whale sharks are amazing creatures. the largest shark. just came across this intertesting info

Whale Sharks are the biggest fish in the world. Blue whales are far bigger, but they are air breathing marine mammals. Whale sharks can grow up to 40 feet long and weigh up to 15 tons. Strangely enough, they are one of only 3 species of sharks in the ocean that are not harmful to humans. In fact they are often photographed swimming peacefully with divers.

These gentle giants do not have the rows of razor sharp teeth fitted in most of their relatives. Instead of prowling constantly in search of blood, they casually glide through the ocean with their huge mouths open wide. They are filter feeders. This means they strain out microscopic plankton from the ocean around them as their food. They are another example of one of the biggest animals in the ocean feeding on some of the smallest.

no idea what's happening in that whale shark chop pic i posted.........

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by parasyte ↗

no idea what's happening in that whale shark chop pic i posted.........

Is this the world's biggest shark steak? | Mail Online

[güttsfükk]

wonder what it tasted like.
shark fin soup tasts great... though havent had it since the 80s due to the impact it has on the animals

[Sharon]

Shark steaks are nice though very hard to find now. Like tuna really, not too fishy.
I used to see many whale sharks of the coast of the Isle of Arran in Scotland. Big gentle giants.

**Correction!**

I meant BASKING sharks!!! (also harmless) Not whale sharks. I did see them in a group from the shore not that far out. Maybe breeding season behaviour, I'm unsure.

[güttsfükk]

did you go sailing up there or were you able to see them from land or?

[Sharon]

Originally Posted by parasyte ↗

did you go sailing up there or were you able to see them from land or?

I'm so silly!!! It was BASKING sharks I saw up of Arran! Oh dear You could see a group of them from the shoreline not too far out at sea, their fins up out of the water. I might have a look at them online to see what they were up to.

[Mutilatedmind]