whale shark vs whale
Definitions
noun
- large spotted shark of warm surface waters worldwide; resembles a whale and feeds chiefly on plankton
Examples
The large lagoon and break in the reef attract many species, including dugongs, whale sharks, dolphins and manta rays.
It was only after these fish vanished from the ecosystem that mammals and cartilaginous fish such as manta rays, basking sharks, whale sharks began to adapt to that ecological role.
The vessel makes only a handful of voyages each year for up to 12 passengers willing to pay to swim with whale sharks and green turtles.
Definitions
noun
- a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
- any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
verb
- hunt for whales
Examples
We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news.
In 100 days we saw two pods of dolphins, a pod of blue whales and a few marine birds.
Back on the boat and heading to shore, we spotted a spout, a fin and then the flukes of a humpback whale.
