"This megamouth shark was caught by an artisanal fishing vessel in Zanzibar's waters, and then landed at a beach on Pemba Island. The shark was sold for about 43,000 Tanzanian shillings (US$17 ...

Watch this footage of two Megamouth sharks, which is apparently a rare sighting. Schumer’s shutdown threat could set the ...

The megamouth shark is very rarely sighted by humans, and can live up to 100 years. They can live as far as 15,000 feet below the surface of the ocean, spending most of their lives in the dark.

THE MEGAMOUTH (Megachasma pelagios), with its blunt head – even larger than its abdomen – is one of the most unique species of shark to roam the depths of the ocean.On the occasion that one of these ...

A rare megamouth shark is sitting on a giant block of ice at the Smithsonian museum, where it will hopefully shed light on the bizarre, big-headed predator. It's a one-in-a-mega-million find.

The megamouth shark is thought to be the only member of the taxonomic family Megachasmidae. It eats plankton and jellyfish, but little is known about its actual feeding behavior.

Megamouth sharks weigh up to 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) and are named after their large, circular mouths. The mouth of a 16-foot (5 m) megamouth shark is around 4 feet (1.2 m) wide.

Across the world, fewer than 280 megamouth sharks have ever been seen. The first sighting in east Africa has just come to light. Rare megamouth shark found in east Africa for the first time ...

An incredibly rare megamouth shark was discovered washed up ashore in a remote village in the Philippines — raising questions of how the deep-water predator ended up there. The shark, known as ...

In 1990, a 16-foot male megamouth was caught and released with a scientific tag off Dana Point in Orange County. The shark was tracked to a depth of 520 feet during the day, but at night it rose ...

The shark's strange appearance might look scary to some, but unless you're plankton, it's totally safe. This is the 15th megamouth to be found in the Philippines, which as a country is second only ...