The World’s LARGEST Fish Finally Gives Up Its Secret

Join shark scientist Kristian Parton as he discusses the secret nursery habitats for the whale shark, the biggest fish in the world. Scientists have searched for years to find the locations where baby whale sharks are born, and new research might have just found them! 00:01 - The Biggest Fish On Earth 00:56 - What Is A Whale Shark? 02:09 - How Do Whale Sharks Give Birth? 02:35 - How Many Whale Shark Pups Are Born Every Year? 03:25 - Neonate Whale Sharks 04:28 - Do Whale Sharks Hide Their Babies? 05:30 - What Are Oxygen Minimum Zones? 06:23 - Blue Sharks Eating Baby Whale Sharks 06:44 - The Whale Sharks Walking Cousin 08:14 - Predicting Where Baby Whale Sharks Are Born 09:50 - How Did We Not See This Before? 10:16 - Oxygen Minimum Zones Expanding 11:16 - How Researchers Plan To Solve The Problem Read the baby whale shark research paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/f... Other research cited: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.nature.com/articles/s4155... https://arabianseawhalenetworkdotorg.... https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmic... https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.c... LIKE - COMMENT - SUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit the Shark Bytes Merchandise page here: https://shark-bytes.teemill.com/ Get 20% OFF Fahlo Animal tracking bracelets automatically via this link: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinm... Shark Bytes is a youtube channel dedicated to bringing you all the latest news, research and information about sharks around the world! Kristian Parton is a current marine biologist and shark researcher who has spent many years working with sharks in the field and laboratory. Having a passion for sharks and rays from a young age, Kristian now wants to bring the weird and wonderful world of sharks to your screens at home. FOLLOW US: Twitter/X: @KjParton @SharkBytes1994 Instagram: @SharkBytesIG TikTok: @SharkBytes1994 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits: Shark Bytes Logo animation: George Vary All content used is in conjunction with the creative commons license, no copyright infringement intended. All videos on this channel are owned by SHARK BYTES LIMITED © SHARK BYTES Limited