Both are known to swim near the ocean surface with their dorsal fin visible, but there are some key differences in appearance. The fin of a basking shark is overall more rounded, with a slightly ...

The basking shark is a relatively gentle species ... including a large scratch drawn across the shark’s back near its dorsal ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras ... team have attached front and rear facing cameras to sharks’ dorsal fins. However, as was demonstrated when Landward joined the ...

The large and monstrous basking shark can grow to more than 10 ... comes from its habit of swimming very close to the surface with its dorsal fin out of the water - to "bask" means to laze in ...