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Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet, but they’re not as dangerous as you think

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Summary
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70% Informative

Despite the confusing moniker, whale sharks are fish, rather than mammals like whales.

They’re as large as many whales and they don’t feed like most sharks, but instead like humpback and other baleen whales.

Each whale shark’s pale spots and stripes are unique, kind of like a fingerprint.

Whale sharks rarely even notice humans, let alone eat anything larger than small fish.

As of 2016 , the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies whale sharks as endangered, with a declining population.

The population of whale sharks has been declining largely because of climate change, strikes by boats, and fishing.

Mexico is one of the few countries that has whale shark tourism laws.

VR Score

68

Informative language

69

Neutral language

45

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

30

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not offensive

Hate speech

possibly hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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