Name: Whale Shark
Released: 2008-11-18

Natural World

S28 · E2 — Whale Shark

S28:E2 · Whale Shark

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16 episodes in this season

Titus: The Gorilla King

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Clever Monkeys

Crocodile Blues

Cork - Forest in a Bottle

Great White Shark: A Living Legend

Cuckoo

The Mountains of the Monsoon

Polar Bears & Grizzlies: Bears on Top of the World

49 min

E10

Man-Eating Tigers of the Sundarbans

E11

Elephants without Borders

E12

Snow Monkeys

E13

Cassowaries

E14

A Farm for the Future

E15

Iron Curtain: Ribbon of Life

49 min

E16

Uakari: Secrets Of The English Monkey

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Whale Shark

Season 28 · Episode 2 · Nov 18, 2008

Beginning at the fabulous coral reef of Ningaloo in Western Australia, intrepid marine biologist Mark Meakin attempts to unravel the mysterious wanderings of the biggest fish in the sea. Whale sharks grow to over 12 metres long but are gentle, filter-feeding giants; even Mark's five-year-old son can swim alongside them. Yet no-one knows where they go once they leave Ningaloo's turquoise lagoons. Using satellite tags and photo IDs, Mark tracks them to the white coral beaches of the Seychelles and the tropical jewel of Christmas Island, where bright-red land crabs begin their annual migration. It's hard work, taking in 20 failed satellite tags and countless frustrating dives, before Mark makes a breakthrough which doesn't just add to our understanding of these huge 'dinosaur fish' but offers crucial information about how the whale sharks of Ningaloo can be protected better.

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Natural World

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19831h7.4

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Whale Shark

Season 28 · Episode 2 · Nov 18, 2008

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