Interesting Info about the Whale SharkA couple of points of interesting info about the whale shark - It is rare to see a whale shark swimming alone. Smaller fish like to swim with whale sharks - sometimes even a whole school of fish will be swimming around them. Pilot fish swim around the head of the whale shark. A popular theory for this is for protection. With the size of the whale shark, the enemy of the pilot fish are too scared to come close to the whale shark therefore leaving the pilot fish alone. Remoras also swim with whale sharks. The remoras use its sucker to attach itself to the whale shark and helps the whale shark by eating parasites off its skin. Whale sharks are considered to be good-luck fish. The Japanese fishermen are careful not to catch a whale shark. They call the whale shark "ebisuzame" which is a good luck symbol. In Vietnam whale sharks are called "Ca Ong", which means "Sir Fish". Sir Fish is a God the Vietnamese fishermen pray to for protection and good catches of fish. What you see here is but a snippet of info about the whale shark. If you want to learn more you might like to have a look at... The other pages:
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