The first ever record of a pregnant megamouth shark has been documented after a dead female washed up on the shores of the Philippines. The 18-foot-long (5.5 meters) megamouth shark (Megachasma ...

Not much is known about the megamouth, which was first observed by scientists in 1976. Scientifically known as Megachasma pelagios, megamouth sharks were initially discovered in 1976 off the shores of ...

Tracking data from megamouth sharks suggests these elusive giants are more closely tied to specific regions and depth zones than previously known. Since the unexpected discovery of a megamouth shark ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo of the megamouth that was found off East Africa. The megamouth is a large-bodied shark found all over the world. Its name, ...

An extremely rare species of shark has been sold for next to nothing after being captured and killed off the coast of Africa. The megamouth shark, which has only been spotted less than 300 times in ...

A hulking shark with a rubbery, lantern-like mouth and a body the length of a delivery van is not what most people expect to see in the surf. When a megamouth shark appears close to shore, it jolts ...