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Whale shark gets its name from its massive presence

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 19, 2011

~~<p>One of the highlights of my recent voyage in Mexico's waters was an unexpected face-to-face encounter with a whale shark, which I described in this column as a giant, harmless, plankton-eating fish.</p>
<p>Regarding that, California reader and former Hawaii resident Bud Barnard wondered via email why they're called sharks.</p>
~~

One of the highlights of my recent voyage in Mexico's waters was an unexpected face-to-face encounter with a whale shark, which I described in this column as a giant, harmless, plankton-eating fish.

Regarding that, California reader and former Hawaii resident Bud Barnard wondered via email why they're called sharks. Login for more...



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