Rescuing Whale Sharks!

Nice!

And what a difference to that horrible GWS video!

Cendrawasih Bay.
That would have to be one of the pilfering WS - not so smart after all!

Roca Partida.

The rescuer is instructor Daniel Zapata from the Solmar V. 

Here's more footage of that Shark, along with other great encounters from that trip.

Pilfering Whale Sharks - one more Video!

Remember?

Pilfering Whale Sharks!

Scrambling for a snack - stellar pic by Michael Aw

Timbo just told me that he's leading a trip to Biak.
Apparently, there's a gaggle of tame Whale Sharks that are being fed (Anathema!) Fish scraps by local fishermen. I was initially highly skeptical as I've always considered them to be particularly dumb - but having gone searching, I found a whole plethora of reports confirming the fact, among which a nice Nat Geo feature by Michael from where I've pilfered the above pic, another one by Burt Jones and Maurine Shimlock and a trip report by a a couple of everyday travelers.
Long story short, I stand corrected - as so often!

And here's a nice video of this amazing behavior.
Enjoy!



And here's another one!