Record #:

34719

Author(s):

Pusser, Todd

Abstract:

Whale sharks are occasional visitors to the coast of North Carolina, especially when warmer-than-average water travels up from the south. In 1934, a whale shark larger than 40 feet long was found dead in the Cape Fear River; Herbert Hutchinson Brimley, affiliate of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, was able to record the tail and create part of an exhibition. Since then, the whale shark has become a much more active part of the North Carolina ecosystem.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 3, May/June 2016, p24-29, il, por

Subject(s):

Whale shark; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Brimley, Herbert Hutchinson (H.H.), 1861-1946; Cape Fear River