The basking shark’s scientific name, Cetorhinus maximus, roughly translates to “great-nosed sea monster” in Greek. In reality, these placid sharks, found the world over, are totally harmless.

The sighting of a basking shark in Cornwall this week has been dubbed "exciting" by a wildlife trust. It comes after a video emerged on social media of the animal in St Ives harbour. Abby Crosby ...

The results are published by Scotland's nature agency, NatureScot. Most of 2023's basking shark sightings were within the Sea of the Hebrides Nature Conservation Marine Protected Area. A similar ...