Basking shark Day. Sometimes we hear that they are filter feeders and that they don't have teeth; but they do, but very very small #worldbaskingsharkday #baskingsharks #tiburonperegrino #wildlifephotography

The world's only Belted Galloway Basking shark now resides in a Dublin museum. It is widely believed to have come about after an unholy dalliance between a cow and a summer visitor to the Dumfries and Galloway coast. #animalfacts #nature #cow #baskingsharks #Dumfries

After years of hoping and wanting see one, we finally encountered our first #BaskingSharks yesterday off the coast of Tiree.
With at least 3 of them feeding at the surface.

A massive tick off my naturalist list! Thrilling!

Thanks to Islay Sea Adventures for taking us out! 🦈

Basking Shark courting ritual that occurs yearly off the western coast (Co Clare) of Ireland that's still not fully understood.
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Jawsome sighting of a 25ft Basking shark in Village Bay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 19July 2023 🦈❤️ Baskytastic
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#baskingshark s #shark sightings #shark #tubarãofrade #requinpelerin #китоваяакула    #cetorhinusmaximus
#tiburónperegrino #ubazame

A widespread claim regarding basking sharks is that the largest accurately measured was 12.27 m or 40 ft 3 inches, caught in New Brunswick in 1851. However, the size stated is probably untrue and is an example of the telephone game in action. A short-ish thread. #baskingsharks

Nice to get a little of my West Cork basking shark footage on BBC Springwatch last night. Some whale footage next week, potentially!
#Springwatch #WestCork #baskingsharks #Ireland #Cork

We are now in high season for #baskingsharks on the #WestCork coast. Plenty off Kerry but there's been few sightings off #Cork . Fingers crossed that changes! Here's a clip from last May, including underwater footage.
Irish Basking Shark Wild Atlantic Way #Ireland #irelandswildislands

🪣📑🦈 It’s #bucketlist day! Surely our biggest fish should be at the top of everyone’s list? Great perspective seeing #baskingsharks feeding from above but the best when watching from the boat or snorkeling! Join us this summer on one of the dedicated 3,4 or 7 day trips.

Basking sharks, West Cork, the 33rd County. #westcork #megafauna #baskingsharks ORCA Ireland Nicholas Payne

Incredible footage of basking sharks in Dingle Bay this past weekend captured onboard!🦈 Taken by aidans_lens📸

#dingleireland #baskingsharks #dinglebay

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Not often you get to see #baskingsharks in the shallows around the kelp forest like this. Check out the video in tonights post!

West Cork is a hotspot of ocean giants 🐳🐬

The highest numbers of #baskingsharks , fin #whales and Risso’s #dolphins in #Irish waters occur here.

Listen back to our collaboration with
Ellen Cranitch on @rtelyricfm here➡️ tinyurl.com/LyricOcean 📷🌊

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#WorldOceanWeek

Basking sharks feeding off the Connemara coastline near Roundstone... Simply beautiful! 🦈🛥️💙

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📍 Roundstone, Connemara

#BaskingSharks #Feeding #Wow #Beautiful #AtlanticOcean #SeaLife #Roundstone #Connemara #Galway #Ireland #VisitGalway

🦈👃- #baskingsharks have an incredible sense of smell. When the 2nd biggest shark in the world has to find tiny zooplankton only a few mm long, they need to use other means to hunt.

Basking sharks 🦈 2nd largest fish in the world. They can reach lengths up to 40ft! You can see the massive gill rakers on the side which trap the zooplankton. Absolutely stunning creatures #sharks #Ireland #Dingle #SeaSafari #Travel Tuesday #Travel #Adventure #baskingsharks

Recent article of mine in the fantastic Irish Wildlife Trust magazine on #baskingsharks and the Irish Basking Shark Group (IBSG) campaign to afford them legal protection in 🇮🇪 Irish Basking Shark Jennifer Whitmore TD 🙌🦈💙

TLDR: timing is right for a National Basking Shark Conservarion Strategy 🙌

Amazing experience today. Basking sharks out from chanonry point near Inverness.
Thanks to #DolphinSpiritInverness for such a wonderful tour.
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#Highlands