A 40-foot long whale shark was found dead near Karachi, Pakistan, a Pakistani newspaper reports. Mehmood Khan, the owner
of the Charai Fishery, said the whale shark was spotted unconscious 10
days ago in waters about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from the fishery.
Curious onlookers swarmed the pier while two cranes attempted to lift
the shark, approximately 40 to 50-feet long and six-feet wide, out of
the water. After failing to reel in the fish, more cranes, capable of
lifting heavier weights, were called in for the task. The shark was
finally lifted from the sea after several hours of efforts and sold for
1.7 million Rupees ($18,750).
The whale shark is found deep in warm oceans and munches primarily on
plankton. The largest confirmed whale shark was 41 ft long. (ABC News)
