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Diver's close encounter with a whale shark

Snorkeling with a whaleshark keeps you fit and of course extremely happy 😃 🎥 Abdul Deyd Rahman . #whaleshark #pelagic #bigboy #OceanGiants #Plankton #feeding #dreamcometrue #snorkel #snorkeling #maldives #uwvideo Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme PADI Scuba Diving Travel Scuba Diver Life SCUBA Travel TAUCHEN Scuba Diving Magazine Diving Passport Spotmydive Dive into Life | Ocean Dimensions

Neat video our research team recorded of a whale shark clearing its gill rakers. As you can see whale sharks lack an operculum (protective bony flap that covers the gills) that is present in bony fish. This is just one of the many difference between Elasmobranchs(sharks and rays) and Osteichthyes(bony fish). Elasmobranch even comes from the Latin elasm (beaten metal, derivative of elaunein or elastic) and branchii (gill). #marinebiology #whaleshark | Maldives Whale Shark Research

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