4.6K views · 75 reactions | Have you been enjoying Shark Week? Today, meet the basking shark, a gentle filter feeder found in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Learn more: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/may19/basking-shark-tagging-channel-islands-national-marine-sanctuary.html | NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries | Facebook

Happy Leap Day! Did you know that basking sharks leap clear of the water- called breaching. This breach was filmed on Shane's iPhone a couple years back. Several tonnes of fish torpedoing clean of the water is a pretty awesome sight. It's not know for sure why they do this behaviour, but given the energy cost, it's most likely to do with reproduction. | Basking Shark Scotland

34K views · 314 reactions | Basking Shark feeding | Marine Biology News | Facebook

The second largest living shark species, the basking shark, feeding in the Santa Barbara Channel. 🎥: Adam Ernster Photography They are one of three filter-feeding sharks, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark, meaning they sift out small plankton (such as krill) from the water instead of relying on teeth! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR