Scuba Diving with whale shark on Koh Tao island

Scuba diving on Koh Tao with Whale shark - what could be better! The whale shark is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark are the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 m (41.5 ft) and a weight of about 21.5 t (47,000 lb). Whale sharks have a mouth that can be 1.5 m (4.9 ft) wide, containing 300 to 350 rows of tiny teeth and 10 filter pads which it uses to filter feed. Fortunately for most sea-dwellers—and us!—their favorite meal is plankton. Whale sharks are docile fish and sometimes allow swimmers to catch a ride. Younger whale sharks are gentle and can play with divers. There a few dive sites on Koh Tao where we can dive with these friendly giants: Green Rock, Chumphon Pinnacle and Sail Rock.