Whale sharks are considered to be an endangered ... The scientists attribute this to the tiny “eye teeth” having a different purpose. Rather than making the animal faster in the water, the ...

The shark with the most teeth in its mouth is the whale shark, with a hair-raising 3000. Fortunately, the gentle giant isn’t using its superlative bite on humans. Though they’re the biggest ...

At up to 33 feet (10 m) long, whale sharks are the biggest living species of fish in the world. But that's not what qualified them for a spot on this list. Instead, it's their eye-teeth.

The sheer size of its teeth—some measuring over a foot long—immediately set Livyatan apart from any known whale, past or present ... the infamous megalodon shark, for similar prey.