Carnivorian t1_j32vqmn wrote on January 5, 2023 at 6:06 PM

I thought whale sharks were filter feeders

Snipper64 t1_j33l8ct wrote on January 5, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Already shared this elsewhere but they can eat small invertebrates, just normally hard for them to catch lol

Kavvai t1_j35hrzf wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:10 AM

Fascinating, how common is this?

GregTheIntelectual t1_j33h6h1 wrote on January 5, 2023 at 8:12 PM

They are

dragon2777 t1_j33l7yc wrote on January 5, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Maybe the filter is below the “lips” and we can’t see it?

GregTheIntelectual t1_j33ni8q wrote on January 5, 2023 at 8:49 PM

It's inside their throat I'm pretty sure. I've run into some in the Philippines while diving and I was told not to panic if they get too close. They have huge mouths but their throat is only a few inches wide.l and all the fish get kinda funneled in there.

I was also told not to touch them or there was a fine, and one of them thought that scuba divers were just the neatest thing and kept trying to investigate us.

Crystal_Lily t1_j35bdk9 wrote on January 6, 2023 at 3:20 AM

Donsol? Oslob has the worse reputation with allowing tourists to touch the animals.

GregTheIntelectual t1_j35gonz wrote on January 6, 2023 at 4:01 AM

It was Oslob

scpinoy t1_j35zgmy wrote on January 6, 2023 at 7:03 AM

Tourists can get fined a hefty price for touching them, but I haven't really seen them enforce that ...