The megamouth is a large-bodied shark found all over the world. Its name, megamouth, comes from its large mouth. Shaped a bit like a tadpole, with a huge mouth that takes up half its head, it was ...

Not much is known about the megamouth, which was first observed by scientists in 1976. Scientifically known as Megachasma pelagios, megamouth sharks were initially discovered in 1976 off the shores of ...

In a poignant discovery along the coastal area of Barangay Ipil, Dipaculao Aurora, a megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) met a tragic end on its journey to give birth. The circumstances surrounding ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Only 41 megamouth sharks have ever been encountered. The 1,100-pound (500-kilogram) 13-foot (4-meter) megamouth died while struggling in the fishermen's net on March 30 off Burias island. MANILA, ...

Two megamouth sharks have been spotted off the coast of San Diego in an extremely rare sighting. David Stabile posted videos of the two sharks, thought to be a mating pair, on Twitter. "This weekend ...

Despite being one of the largest fish in the sea, sightings of the megamouth shark are few and far between. Really far between. Thus research of the species is also scarce. But last Sept. 11, a pair ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fishermen in the Philippines accidentally caught and later ate a megamouth shark, one of the rarest fish in the world with only 40 others recorded to have been encountered, the ...