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Psst… Your secret’s not safe with a whale shark; they have a really big mouth – four to five feet, in fact! Whale sharks are the biggest fish in the sea: six times the size of an adult human, eight times the weight of a great white shark, and the potential to be longer than a school bus. Despite their size, they have teeny tiny teeth and they eat some of the smallest marine creatures. These ocean giants glide through the water with their mouths wide open, sucking in mouthfuls of water and straining out plankton, small crustaceans, and schooling fish. Didn’t anyone ever teach them not to chew with their mouth open? We’ll experiment with ram feeding while swimming in the Gulf, pulling plankton tows, and building a life-size whale shark! And in Sanibel Sea School style, every day includes surfing, new friendships, macramé, and lots of games. It’s a whale shark world this week, and we’re lovin’ it!
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