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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Draft sequencing and assembly of the genome of the worlds largest fish, the whale shark: Rhincodon typus Smith 1828. | Sep 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Sunday Extra - The true age of whale sharks. | Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Royal Society Open Science - In-water observations highlight the effects of provisioning on whale shark behaviour at the world's largest whale shark tourism destination. | Jan 10, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - The whale shark genome reveals how genomic and physiological properties scale with body size. | Oct 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - The Whale Shark: A Whale of a Fish. | Jun 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Draft sequencing and assembly of the genome of the worlds largest fish, the whale shark: Rhincodon typus Smith 1828. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Wound-healing capabilities of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) and implications for conservation management (PDF). | Aug 22, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive. | Jul 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Facts About Whale Sharks. | Apr 02, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - Whale sharks: Meet the world's biggest shark. | Feb 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - Rhincodon typus. | Dec 29, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Draft sequencing and assembly of the genome of the worlds largest fish, the whale shark: Rhincodon typus Smith 1828. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Government - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus). | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Movement, Behavior, and Habitat Use of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. | Feb 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Defenders of Wildlife - Whale Shark. | Dec 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: World Wildlife Fund - Whale Shark. | Jul 24, 2022 | ||
| Conservation status of the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) changed from "vulnerable" to "endangered." | Apr 24, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Whale Shark. | May 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wildscreen Arkive - Whale Shark. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Whale Shark. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment - Whale Shark. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Whale Shark. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Wildlife Conservation Society - Whale Shark. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Added photograph. | Aug 24, 2011 | ||
| Added image of whale shark and diver. | Mar 10, 2010 | ||
| New text providing more detail on the morphological features and behaviours of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) added. | Dec 29, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Extreme Science - The Biggest Fish - Whale Shark. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Whale Shark. | Aug 29, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 23, 1999 |
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