Scientists do not know much about juvenile whale sharks and the babies are rarely seen anywhere in the oceans around the globe. Most experts agree that these waters likely provide the whale sharks with an opportunity to bear their young in relative safety, compared with other areas of the world. They do not exhibit feeding behaviour, despite the masses of plankton and small fish here that make up the whale sharks' diet. Almost without exception, the whale sharks here are pregnant females.
Researchers and scientists have theories about the reason for their presence here but little is known about these gentle giants. Whale sharks come to the waters around Darwin and Wolf Island in the late July and into November. A few species of whale are larger, but whales are mammals and the whale shark is a fish. One of the animals that congregates here is the majestic and enormous whale shark, the largest of all shark species, and the largest fish to have ever lived since the dinosaurs swam these oceans. The mix of warmer and colder water creates an ecosystem full of animals and food sources. The oceans around the Galapagos are unique due to the convergence of three major ocean currents in one spot. Lave cooled and hardened, creating pillars that rose above sea level and eventually became islands. Called the "Land Born of Fire", the Galapagos Islands are relatively new in Geological terms, having formed 4 million years ago as a result of violent volcanic eruptions from the ocean floor. Yet, the animals have evolved to thrive here despite the extreme challenges they face here. It is a mysterious world, frighteningly harsh and inhospitable in many ways. The Galapagos Islands are home to an abundance of life beneath the waves and below.
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