I hate when every story about sharks has to invoke the "Jaws" word ... seriously, if you have ever watched a program on whale sharks you know that they are slow and quiet and they feed by swimming with their mouths open and catching what they can. Not exactly a man-killer. The media is just perpetuating a tired stereotype of sharks.

Quoted: It might have been the setting for a "Jaws" movie.
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Six snorkelers wading like ducks in a row, cruising just below the surface of the water while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue.
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The whale shark is one of the most perplexing and elusive creatures in the ocean, still largely a mystery even to the marine biologists who have dedicated careers to studying the creatures.