Peppermint Narwhal Creative - Know Your Filter-Feeding Sharks The Whale Shark is one of three huge sharks that feed primarily on some of the smallest creatures in the ocean. These filter feeders
![Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding, surrounded by other smaller fish, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Stock Photo - Alamy Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding, surrounded by other smaller fish, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E45D9K/whale-shark-rhincodon-typus-filter-feeding-surrounded-by-other-smaller-E45D9K.jpg)
Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) filter feeding, surrounded by other smaller fish, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia Stock Photo - Alamy
![Mercury and selenium in the filter–feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus) from two areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico - ScienceDirect Mercury and selenium in the filter–feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus) from two areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico - ScienceDirect](https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0025326X1930548X-ga1.jpg)
Mercury and selenium in the filter–feeding whale shark (Rhincodon typus) from two areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico - ScienceDirect
![Sizes of different shark species, ironically the filter feeders are bigger than the carnivores. : r/coolguides Sizes of different shark species, ironically the filter feeders are bigger than the carnivores. : r/coolguides](https://i.redd.it/tqipi1oow9751.jpg)
Sizes of different shark species, ironically the filter feeders are bigger than the carnivores. : r/coolguides
![Whale Shark (rhyncodon Typus) Filter Feeding In The Surface, Underwater View, Isla Mujeres, Mexico Acrylic Print by Rodrigo Friscione - Pixels Merch Whale Shark (rhyncodon Typus) Filter Feeding In The Surface, Underwater View, Isla Mujeres, Mexico Acrylic Print by Rodrigo Friscione - Pixels Merch](https://render.fineartamerica.com/images/rendered/default/acrylic-print/10/6.5/hangingwire/break/images/artworkimages/medium/2/whale-shark-rhyncodon-typus-filter-feeding-in-the-surface-underwater-view-isla-mujeres-mexico-rodrigo-friscione.jpg)