Whale sharks are the world’s biggest omnivores, scientists discover
When you buy through links on our site , we may bring in an affiliate deputation . Here ’s how it works . Whale sharks are the biggest shark species in the domain , and now scientists have find that the giant shark are even more prodigious feeding machines than previously thought . In addition to gulping down enormous mouthful of krill — diminutive shrimplike crustacean — whale sharks also swallow Brobdingnagian serving of seaweed , enabling the aquatic colossus to formally dethrone Kodiak bears ( Ursus arctos middendorffi ) as the world ’s largest omnivores ....