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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

This whale shark POV footage isn't just mesmerizing – it's disrupting what we know about the ocean's gentle giants

Whale shark swimming near to the surface of ocean underwater.

Ever wonder what the ocean looks like from a shark's perspective? New research on whale sharks is disrupting what science understands about the 20-ton giants – and creating mesmerizing footage in the process.

Whale sharks – filter-feeding sharks that get their name from their whale-like size – have largely been observed from the surface, but researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and Murdoch University asked a key question: what do whale sharks do when no one is watching?

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