Whale Sharks World's Biggest Omnivores: Australian Study
Muhammad Irfan Published July 26, 2022 | 04:20 PM
CANBERRA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 26th Jul, 2022 ) --:Australian researchers have discovered that whale sharks eat plants, making the iconic species the world's largest omnivores.
In a study published recently, a team from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) and University of Auckland discovered plant material makes up a portion of whale sharks' diet.
The team made the discovery while analyzing biopsy samples from the sharks at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia (WA).
It makes whale sharks, which have been measured up to 18 meters long, the largest known omnivore species in the world.
Scientists analyzed samples of possible food sources at the reef, from tiny plankton to large seaweed.
They then compared the amino acids and fatty acids in the plankton and plant material to those in the whale sharks.
They found the shark tissue contained traces of sargassum, a brown seaweed.
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