A rare fish, the basking shark

Curious name not reflective of its spectacular appearance, and we are talking about the second largest fish in the world, a great deal...

The basking shark is a fish completely harmless to humans despite their size and look so menacing. They have come to see species more than 12 meters and with more than 9 tons, which were highly sought by anglers for its high amount of meat and oil. Although I must say that the average size of these sharks pilgrims is about 6-7 meters.

What to know about the pilgrim sharks?

Fish that feed on plankton, small fish and invertebrates. You could say that the basking shark is a "fish person" as it moves very slowly and just opens his mouth and goes capturing everything going his way.

Some basking shark trivia:

- Formerly when this fish skeletons found were believed to prehistoric animals, particularly snakes turtles.

- It is a semi protected fish. In many countries trading their meat or products is not allowed.

- The basking shark is a great attraction for tourists and divers, to be a spectacular animal very quiet and slow is ideal to watch in their natural environment.

- The shark tooth they think they are "mere trimming" although it says they can be part of the procession of seduction or even be related to the fry and feeding and care.