My sumptuous padlet by Ava Lee Saig https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu en-us 2024-03-21 17:56:08 UTC 2024-03-21 18:22:25 UTC hello@padlet.com The Whale Shark andersonaf24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928979394 2024-03-21 17:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928979394 Image andersonaf24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928982193 2024-03-21 18:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928982193 Common and Scientific Name saigal24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928982817 Common Name: “Whale Shark”
Scientific Name: “Rhincodon typus”]]> 2024-03-21 18:01:07 UTC https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928982817 Ecology andersonaf24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928992059 Geographical location- tropical and warm temperate seas, usually between latitudes 30°N and 35°S. They are known to inhabit both deep and shallow coastal waters and the lagoons of coral atolls and reefs. Australia is one of the most reliable locations to find whale sharks.

Behaviors- known to be slow swimmers at speeds no more that 5 kilometers 

Diet- planktonic organisms including but not limited to krill and plankton ]]> 2024-03-21 18:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928992059 Anatomy saigal24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928997623 Length: The typical length of a Whale Shark is between 18 and 32 feet. 

Weight: The typical weight of a Whale Shark is about 20,000 pounds. 

Reproduction: Whale Sharks are ovoviviparous, which means they give egg live birth. Females are usually ready to conceive at age 30. They usually take up to a year to give birth. They can give birth to 300 young sharks. ]]> 2024-03-21 18:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2928997623 Interesting facts andersonaf24 https://padlet.com/saigal24/xmi443d2xdcksjzu/wish/2929001826 - Whale sharks are the largest living fish in the world 
- Whale sharks are ovoviviparous meaning they give birth to 
   live young, not connected to a placenta  
- They use their gills to filter food
- Typically live 70 - 100 years 
- Start reproducing at 30 years 
- They process more than 6,000 liters of water every hour 

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