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Like human fingerprints, whale sharks have a unique pattern of spots which allow individual sharks to be identified. By taking photos and cataloguing them, WWF has identified 458 different whale sharks in the Philippines. The third original member in Ecocean.org is Zaven Arzoumanian, Director and President.  Mr. Arzoumanian is the key to the whale shark “fingerprint” ID.…
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Whale sharks can be as large a a school bus, making them the world’s biggest fish. The deepest recorded whale shark dive is 3146 feet(979.5m) That’s more then 3 times the height of Eiffel Tower. Caudal fin, vertical whale sharks swim by undulating side to side. Whale shark gills can filter particles as small as…
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