This family of divers made a selfless attempt to free an afflicted whale shark that had become entangled in large fishing ...

LANAI, Hawaii -- A 20-foot whale shark that became tangled in heavy-duty fishing line is now free thanks to a group of divers who unexpectedly encountered the animal off the coast of Hawaii. Hawaii's ...

Whale sharks, Rhincodon typus, are the largest fish in the world. They can trace their ancestry to the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, 245–65 million years ago, and are members of the ...