For the first time, I saw the 'story' of one of the world's largest creatures

Our main character today is whale shark (or whale shark). More precisely because their "story" of them.

Do you think it is easy to see the life of the whale shark? Probably yes, because they are among the largest animals in the world anyway? But the reality is not, because until now science has never recorded a case.

Even recently, when people have come very close to a shark pair that becomes too intimate, the answer is still no.

Specifically, while flying on Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef, the pilot Tiffany Klein caught a strange sight. At that time, she was watching a male whale shark swim near a group of divers 1 hour away.

Suddenly, Klein noticed the fish swam abnormally. It turned out that it had a goal to aim for, a female whale shark.

Immediately, Klein took out his camera and recorded the entire moment.

Male elephant shark is approaching the female.

At the same time, a ship of scientists from CSIRO (an Australian government scientific organization) is watching them."The males approached gradually, then suddenly there was a sharp turn, which made the male body turn over," said Richard Pillans, an expert on the ship.

There is an interesting detail: like other shark species, whale shark has not only one penis . More precisely, their genitals are made up of two penis-like organs, shaped like a clasps, allowing them to release sperm from many different angles.

"In the picture, you can see the male turning up, revealing his genitals to proceed" to do that "children" - Pillans shared.

But too black, "his object is an immature female. It's too small, so every effort is ineffective."

"However, the encounter with this behavior is also remarkable."

On the plane, Klein also witnessed the depressed male fish swimming after an unsuccessful "robbery" .

Whale shark has a very strange shape when it comes to mating needs.

George Burgess - expert shark researcher who was not at the scene at the time said that for whale shark, they will have a very strange swimming shape when they need to mate , aiming to attract attention. of children. This behavior is the same as a species that spreads its tail.

"Although it was unsuccessful, this is the first time we have observed this phenomenon," Burgess said. Unfortunately, the children were too young, so he didn't understand what the guy was trying to do.

At the present time, knowledge of whale sharks is still very vague. The biological information about them is very small, and no one knows anything about their reproductive age. The hypothesis is that the whale shark, 30 years old, is still considered young. These fish will not have any disturbance about reproduction, until they are about 8m long.

Male and female sharks are rarely seen in Western Australia. In fact, science does not know where it goes, what region it operates, although its size is the largest form of the world.

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