Underwater 🐙 on Instagram: "Spinning in a silver storm: a bait ball is nature’s dazzling defense, where thousands of fish move as one, turning the ocean into a shimmering, swirling spectacle. 📸 @wandering.westerner & @bajarawtours"

Underwater 🐙 on Instagram: "The whale shark, the largest fish on Earth, filters life from the ocean with astonishing efficiency. Hidden behind its massive jaws are five pairs of enormous gills, each equipped with thousands of tiny filtering pads that trap plankton, fish eggs, and small organisms as water flows through. Unlike most filter feeders, whale sharks can actively pump water over their gills, allowing them to feed even while stationary — a rare adaptation among sharks. Their gills also