Do whale sharks have teeth?

Whale sharks have a mouth that can be 1. 5 m (4. 9 ft) wide, containing 300 to 350 rows of tiny teeth and 10 filter pads which it uses to filter feed. Unlike many other sharks, whale sharks' mouths are located at the front of the head rather than on the underside of the head. read more

Whale shark females produce eggs, but the young hatch inside of the mother instead of in the water like most fish. Then, the female gives birth to about 300 live young. Many never make it to maturity, though. Whale sharks have a long childhood. At the age of 25, the offspring are ready to have their own young. They may live 100 to 150 years. read more

Whale Shark Fact #5: Whale sharks are filter feeders and sieve plankton through their gills for much of their nourishment. They also sieve squid, krill, and small fish. Whale Shark Fact #6: Whale sharks have about 3,000 tiny teeth (less than 6mm long) but they don’t use those teeth to eat. read more

Whale sharks have very large mouths and are filter feeders, which is a feeding mode that occurs in only two other sharks, the megamouth shark and the basking shark. They feed almost exclusively on plankton and are not known to pose a threat to humans. read more

Even though whale sharks are filter feeders, they still have teeth; as many as 3,000. But whale shark teeth are so tiny you can hardly see them. Check out this awesome photo taken by Ross Robertson at the Smithsonian Institution. read more