A new study on whale sharks reveals the existence of tiny teeth-like structures covering the eyes. These features are thought to be used as protection against abrasion, acting as a layer of armor.

Instead, it's their eye-teeth. In 2020, Japanese researchers discovered that whale shark eyes are surrounded by tiny teeth called dermal denticles. According to Phys.org, ...

Whale sharks have 300 rows of teeth that are less than six millimetres long. They also have tiny teeth covering their eyeballs! Video with audio description (1 minute 48 seconds). The variety of shark ...

The great white has the more ferocious-looking maw, but it doesn’t make up for the orca’s other advantages. Adobe Stock. Killer Whale: Around 40 to 50 interlocking 4-inch conical teeth allow ...

Whale Sharks are Sharks; not Whales Check out this short video of our whale shark swim, and just one of the whale sharks we ...

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.