A freediver in the Maldives encountered a whole school of nurse sharks on April 20. The animals are considered peaceful – but ...

This is the spectacular moment a freediver was surrounded by dozens of sharks in the Maldives. Songklod Jearanaisil encountered a school of nurse sharks during his snorkelling trip on April 20.

Suspected whale shark mating behavior also was reported in Australia and the sharks also gather in places like Mexico, the ...

They're the biggest fish in the sea — and found in warm oceans all around the world. But some things about them remain a ...

HADERA, Israel (AP) — Israeli police on Tuesday scoured the Mediterranean coast for a swimmer they fear may have been attacked by a shark in an area that has long seen close encounters between ...

Dusky sharks can grow to 4 meters (13 feet) long and weigh about 350 kilograms (750 pounds). Sandbar sharks are smaller, growing to about 2.5 meters (8 feet) and 100 kilograms (220 pounds).

Sandbar sharks are smaller, growing to about 2.5 meters (8 feet) and 100 kilograms (220 pounds). Yigael Ben-Ari, head of marine rangers at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, said it was not ...

A shark swims past people in Mediterranean Sea in Hadera, Israel, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) A shark swims past people in Mediterranean Sea in Hadera, Israel, Saturday ...

Authorities in Israel are searching for the body of a 40-year-old man who was attacked by a shark or several sharks Monday as onlookers watched from the beach. The incident occurred off Hadera in ...