A man kayaking in Scotland described himself as “lucky” when he spotted a giant creature swimming quickly towards his boat. The ocean is home to more than 240,000 known marine species, with countless ...

A massive basking shark washed up dead on a UK beach had plastic in its stomach, experts say. The shark, which was more than four meters long, was found at Portgordon, near Buckie in Scotland. It was ...

Basking sharks are the second-largest fish in the world, behind only Whale Sharks, growing up to 12 metres in length. Just think, that's a shark longer than a double-decker London bus. They can also ...