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20231109_zaf_x99_175 YOGYAKARTA, Nov. 10, 2023 Rescue personnel try to move the carcass of a stranded whale shark at a beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 9, 2023. (Credit Image: © Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20231109_zaf_x99_174 YOGYAKARTA, Nov. 10, 2023 Rescue personnel try to move the carcass of a stranded whale shark at a beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 9, 2023. (Credit Image: © Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230829_zia_c218_084 August 29, 2023, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand: This image shows:A whale vertabra...A trove of important fossils has been discovered in an unusual location - a wastewater treatment plant in Auckland, New Zealand..Fossils of the worldâ??s oldest known flax snails, an extinct sawshark spine, and great white shark teeth were all found in a mound of sand excavated from beneath Mangere Wastewater Treatment Plant in 2020, according to a new paper published in the New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics..In total 266 fossil species were discovered in one of the richest and most diverse groups of three-million-year-old fauna ever found in New Zealand. At least ten previously unknown species will be described and named in future research.. In 2020, when Aucklandâ??s Watercare was excavating two huge vertical shafts for a major upgrade of the major pipeline that brings raw sewage for treatment from the central city they dug through an ancient shell bed. Auckland paleontologist Bruce Hayward likened it to â??finding gold right on your doorstepâ?. Once they were informed of the fossil depositâ??s significance, Watercare and their contractors were eager to help and a huge heap of shelly sand was dumped in a nearby paddock so that paleontologists could search through it over many months. Watercare also funded two paleontology graduate students, working under the supervision of Auckland Museum curator Dr Wilma Blom, to painstakingly sift through the heap for many weeks. As a result, it is estimated that over 300,000 fossils were examined and several thousand have been returned in the museum as a record of this â??once-in-a-lifetime findâ?..â??Detailed identification of the fossils shows that they were deposited between 3 and 3.7 million years ago in a subtidal channel in an early version of the modern Manukau Harbourâ?, said Dr Hayward. â??At that time, sea level was slightly higher than it is today as the wo (Credit Image:

46746540 Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746542 Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746538 Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746541 Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746537 Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746544 Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746535 Visitors watch a sea lion performance at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746546 Children watch divers perform at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746545 Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

46746536 Visitors watch a walrus show at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

20230608_zia_d204_052 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_051 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_054 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_056 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_053 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch a sea lion performance at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_055 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_057 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch an underwater ballet performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_049 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch a walrus show at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_050 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Children watch divers perform at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230608_zia_d204_048 June 8, 2023, Yantai, Shandong, China: Visitors watch a mermaid performance at Haichang Whale Shark Ocean Park in Yantai, East China s Shandong province, June 8, 2023. Today is the 15th World Oceans Day and the 16th National Ocean Awareness Day. (Credit Image: © Sun Wentan/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230320_zaf_x99_058 CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 Eric Bledsoe (R) of Shanghai Sharks goes for a basket during the 37th round match between Sichuan Blue Whales and Shanghai Sharks at the 2022-2023 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 20, 2023. (Credit Image: © Wang Xi/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230320_zaf_x99_059 CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 Jordan Crawford (C) of Sichuan Blue Whales shoots during the 37th round match between Sichuan Blue Whales and Shanghai Sharks at the 2022-2023 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 20, 2023. (Credit Image: © Wang Xi/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20230320_zaf_x99_060 CHENGDU, March 20, 2023 Melo Trimble (R) of Shanghai Sharks goes for a lay-up during the 37th round match between Sichuan Blue Whales and Shanghai Sharks at the 2022-2023 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 20, 2023. (Credit Image: © Wang Xi/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

45294284 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A sighting eagle ray is seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294287 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A sighting eagle ray is seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294283 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A sighting eagle ray is seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294280 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A whale shark and Spotted eagle ray are seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294290 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A whale shark and Spotted eagle ray are seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294282 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - Visitors watch whale sharks at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294227 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - Visitors watch whale sharks at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294229 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A sighting eagle ray is seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294232 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A whale shark and Spotted eagle ray are seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

45294230 YANTAI, CHINA - JANUARY 10, 2023 - A sighting eagle ray is seen at Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Jan 10, 2023. Hai Chang Whale Shark Marine Park is home to two endangered Marine creatures: the whale shark and the Spotted eagle ray. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

43343184 2022 - Whale shark or basking shark (Rhincodon typus) in Donsol, Philippines, Southeast Asia.The whale shark, the world's largest fish, is in serious danger of extinction.As the water warms it affects the distribution of species, including larvae and plankton, on which the whale shark feeds. All animals in the food chain will face the threat of changing cycles and the shifting location of their food.Whale sharks are in danger of extinction. Some estimates suggest that populations of this species worldwide have plummeted by more than 50% over the last 75 years. Although they are protected in many countries, they are still caught by the fishing industry, deliberately to sell their fins (shark fin soup is a common staple in some parts of Asia), and accidentally hunted. Whale sharks are also threatened by oil and gas drilling, ship crashes and of course climate change. Photo Credit: Sergi Reboredo/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

20221101_zia_k200_003 November 1, 2022, MOTOBU, Japan: Visitors watch a whale shark swim in the main tank called Kuroshio Sea at Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2022. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, one of the largest aquariums in the world, is celebrating its 20th anniversary the same day. (Kyodo).==Kyodo. (Credit Image: © Kyodonews/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20221101_zia_k200_002 November 1, 2022, MOTOBU, Japan: Visitors watch a whale shark swim in the main tank called Kuroshio Sea at Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2022. Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, one of the largest aquariums in the world, is celebrating its 20th anniversary the same day. (Kyodo).==Kyodo. (Credit Image: © Kyodonews/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

42024368 YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2022 - Aetobatus narinari (Spotted eagle ray) plays with divers at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, Oct 1, 2022. Aetobatus narinari is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 -- Near Threatened (NT). Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

42024371 YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2022 - Aetobatus narinari (Spotted eagle ray) plays with divers at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, Oct 1, 2022. Aetobatus narinari is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 -- Near Threatened (NT). Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

42024382 YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2022 - Aetobatus narinari (Spotted eagle ray) plays with divers at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, Oct 1, 2022. Aetobatus narinari is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 -- Near Threatened (NT). Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

42024375 YANTAI, CHINA - OCTOBER 1, 2022 - Spectators view Aetobatus narinari (Spotted eagle ray) at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, Oct 1, 2022. Aetobatus narinari is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 -- Near Threatened (NT). Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

20220828_zaf_x99_347 GUANGZHOU, Aug. 30, 2022 Visitors observe whale sharks in the early morning at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 28, 2022. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai of south China's Guangdong Province has launched the night camping service at its whale shark hall. Visitors could spend the night in tents here and observe the giant creatures closely. With the instruction given by staff members, people can also learn more knowledge about the whale shark, which is the world's largest fish species. (Credit Image: © Liu Dawei/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220828_zaf_x99_348 GUANGZHOU, Aug. 30, 2022 Visitors observe whale sharks in the early morning at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 28, 2022. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai of south China's Guangdong Province has launched the night camping service at its whale shark hall. Visitors could spend the night in tents here and observe the giant creatures closely. With the instruction given by staff members, people can also learn more knowledge about the whale shark, which is the world's largest fish species. (Credit Image: © Liu Dawei/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220828_zaf_x99_346 GUANGZHOU, Aug. 30, 2022 Visitors observe whale sharks in the early morning at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 28, 2022. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai of south China's Guangdong Province has launched the night camping service at its whale shark hall. Visitors could spend the night in tents here and observe the giant creatures closely. With the instruction given by staff members, people can also learn more knowledge about the whale shark, which is the world's largest fish species. (Credit Image: © Liu Dawei/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220828_zaf_x99_345 GUANGZHOU, Aug. 30, 2022 Visitors observe whale sharks in the early morning at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 28, 2022. Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai of south China's Guangdong Province has launched the night camping service at its whale shark hall. Visitors could spend the night in tents here and observe the giant creatures closely. With the instruction given by staff members, people can also learn more knowledge about the whale shark, which is the world's largest fish species. (Credit Image: © Liu Dawei/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

40619339 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Baby sea lions learn to swim accompanied by staff members at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619334 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Two staff members give a baby sea lion a physical examination at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619335 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Two staff members measure the length of a baby sea lion at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619332 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A staff member weighs a baby sea lion at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619340 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Baby sea lions learn to swim accompanied by staff members at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619326 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A sea lion cub plays with its mother at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

40619328 YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A baby sea lion Suckling next to its mother at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park's Zalophus Californianus "Angela" gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. Photo Credit: CFOTO/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena

20220728_zia_d204_006 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A staff member weighs a baby sea lion at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_008 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Baby sea lions learn to swim accompanied by staff members at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_007 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A baby sea lion Suckling next to its mother at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_009 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Two staff members give a baby sea lion a physical examination at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_010 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Two staff members measure the length of a baby sea lion at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_011 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - A sea lion cub plays with its mother at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220728_zia_d204_012 July 28, 2022, Yantai, Shandong, China: YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 28, 2022 - Baby sea lions learn to swim accompanied by staff members at the Haichang Whale Shark Marine Park in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 28, 2022. The Marine park s Zalophus Californianus ''Angela'' gave birth to a male calf on June 21. This is the first time that a sea lion mother has successfully raised a cub outside the wild at the Marine park. (Credit Image: © Cfoto/DDP/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220525_zaf_x99_023 WEST SUMATRA, May 25, 2022 A dead stranded whale shark is seen at Kincie Salido Beach in West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 25, 2022. (Credit Image: © Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220525_zaf_x99_025 WEST SUMATRA, May 25, 2022 People try to move a dead stranded whale shark with a rope and logs at Kincie Salido Beach in West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 25, 2022. (Credit Image: © Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

20220525_zaf_x99_024 WEST SUMATRA, May 25, 2022 People try to move a dead stranded whale shark at Kincie Salido Beach in West Sumatra, Indonesia, May 25, 2022. (Credit Image: © Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua/Zuma Press/Fotoarena)

ny261021133105 A visitor poses for a photo at Tumalog Falls in the Oslob area of Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204704 A visitor poses for a photo at Tumalog Falls in the Oslob area of Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132104 A closed restaurant in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The pandemic all but stopped international tourism, leading to boarded-up shops and restaurants. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021203405 A closed restaurant in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The pandemic all but stopped international tourism, leading to boarded-up shops and restaurants. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132904 Lorene de Guzman, who rebuilt his home with whale shark tourism money, outside his home in Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. De Guzman added concrete to what had been a hut constructed mostly of nipa, a species of palm. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204004 Lorene de Guzman, who rebuilt his home with whale shark tourism money, outside his home in Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. De Guzman added concrete to what had been a hut constructed mostly of nipa, a species of palm. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132404 The de Guzman family, which has been struggling with the lack of tourism income, prepares a meal at home in Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204205 The de Guzman family, which has been struggling with the lack of tourism income, prepares a meal at home in Cebu Province in the Philippines in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021131805 Whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. Each whale shark has a unique constellation of spots, which bear a resemblance to stars in the night sky. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021203104 Whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. Each whale shark has a unique constellation of spots, which bear a resemblance to stars in the night sky. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021133304 Whale sharks are hand-fed in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. Conservationists say the hand-feeding has changed whale shark behavior, including more damaging encounters with surface hazards. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204505 Whale sharks are hand-fed in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. Conservationists say the hand-feeding has changed whale shark behavior, including more damaging encounters with surface hazards. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132705 A whale shark in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204305 A whale shark in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021131604 Swimming with whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021202905 Swimming with whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132604 Lorene de Guzman feeds whale sharks as tourists look on in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The hand-feeding practice helped guarantee a year-round presence of the sharks for the half a million tourists who came in 2019. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021203804 Lorene de Guzman feeds whale sharks as tourists look on in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The hand-feeding practice helped guarantee a year-round presence of the sharks for the half a million tourists who came in 2019. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021132205 Fishermen paddle out to a whale shark encounter area in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021203604 Fishermen paddle out to a whale shark encounter area in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny231221171705 -- STANDALONE PHOTO FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAREND REVIEWS -- A fisherman feeds whale sharks in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu, Philippines, on Sept. 30, 2021. Hand-feeding keeps the gentle giants around for the benefit of tourists, a practice denounced by conservationists. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021131405 A fisherman feeds whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021205104 A fisherman feeds whale sharks in the waters around Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021133605 Sea wardens carry uyap, a small shrimp used to feed the whale sharks, at dawn in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021205005 Sea wardens carry uyap, a small shrimp used to feed the whale sharks, at dawn in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021133505 Families hang out on a beach in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021204805 Families hang out on a beach in Tan-Awan, a small town in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to swim with the worldÕs biggest fish drew tourists to a Philippines town, but conservation groups denounce the hand-feeding that keeps the gentle creatures around. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny261021131904 A sign advertises whale shark watching in Oslob, the municipality of which Tan-Awan is a part, in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to see whale sharks led to a tourism boom in Oslob. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241021203304 A sign advertises whale shark watching in Oslob, the municipality of which Tan-Awan is a part, in Cebu Province in the Philippines, in September 2021. The chance to see whale sharks led to a tourism boom in Oslob. (Hannah Reyes Morales/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

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ny181018210504 **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before Friday 3:01 a.m. ET Oct. 19, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** A whale shark off the coast in East Arnhem Land, Australia, July 6, 2018. The Dhimurru Rangers are one of more than 100 Indigenous groups spread across the continent who have taken on the job of protecting the land of their forebears, combining traditional methods with contemporary conservation. (David Maurice Smith/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

ny241017200612 Whale Shark Adventures, a diving excursion operator in Diani Beach, Kenya, Aug. 19, 2017. South of the port city of Mombasa, Diani Beach has been a well-kept secret for travelers since the 1970s. A wake of new dining, shopping and drinking options is now drawing a larger crowd. (Khadija Farah/The New York Times/Fotoarena)

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01052124 zoology / animals, fish (pisces), Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus, Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia

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