5.6K views · 127 reactions | Happy Leap Day! Did you know that basking sharks leap clear of the water- called breaching. This breach was filmed on Shane's iPhone a couple years back. Several tonnes of fish torpedoing clean of the water is a pretty awesome sight. It's not know for sure why they do this behaviour, but given the energy cost, it's most likely to do with reproduction. | Basking Shark Scotland | Facebook

The second largest living shark species, the basking shark, feeding in the Santa Barbara Channel. 🎥: Adam Ernster Photography They are one of three filter-feeding sharks, along with the whale shark and megamouth shark, meaning they sift out small plankton (such as krill) from the water instead of relying on teeth! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

12K views · 637 reactions | Lovely to watch and film this Basking Shark feeding in the plankton-rich waters of Mousa Sound this week. Aerial footage by Hugh. | Shetland Wildlife | Facebook