08 July, 2018
The availability of tiny prey near a coral reef in the eastern Red Sea seems not to be the reason that whale sharks aggregate there every spring.
In recent years, juvenile whale sharks have been discovered gathering at a coral reef, 4 kilometers off the coast of Saudi Arabia between February and May. This provides the opportunity for scientists at KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center to study their behaviors.
Image: Juvenile whale sharks have been discovered gathering at a coral reef 4 kilometers off the coast of Saudi Arabia during the Spring months.
© 2018 Elizabeth Teel Rhoads