A Whale of a Quiz - True or False

 1. Whale sharks can grow as big as 45 feet and weigh nearly 20 tons.

 2. Whale sharks are fierce predators that hunt animals like tuna and seals for food.

 3. Whale sharks are really whales.

 4. Whale sharks live only in the Gulf of Mexico.

1. - True – Whale sharks can be bigger than a school bus.

2. False – A whale shark’s big mouth might look scary, but they are filter feeders
built to feed on tiny plankton and fish eggs.

3. False – They are called whale sharks because, well, they are as big as a whale.
But they are sharks, complete with skeletons made out of cartilage, leathery skin and gills for breathing.

4. False – There are definitely whale sharks in the Gulf of Mexico,
but they have also been found in all tropical and subtropical waters
except the Mediterranean Sea.

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