The Craft

The CraftLooks like an alien spacecraft descended into Earth and its oceans. Not quite, but it is as it seems from this photo of a whale sharks posterior by Daniel Nicholson. A view unlike any other, with the tail fin looming in the foreground, and the only discernible aspect are the dots that betray the whale sharks identity. A view that shows the massive sea creature plunging deeper and deeper, saying goodbye to the rays of light and embracing the darkness.

Looks like an alien spacecraft descended into Earth and its oceans. Not quite, but it is as it seems from this photo of a whale shark’s posterior by Daniel Nicholson. A view unlike any other, with the tail fin looming in the foreground, and the only discernible aspect are the dots that betray the whale shark’s identity. A view that shows the massive sea creature plunging deeper and deeper, saying goodbye to the rays of light and embracing the darkness.

Whale sharks' eyes have mutated into filtering in blue light instead of green light as most other fishes do. This allows whale sharks to be able to see more clearly into the depths of even about 2000 meters under the ocean surface, the deepest dive of any fish ever recorded.

From Daniel Nicholson: A large whale shark descends into the depths of the ocean... Because they don't need to come to the surface to breathe air, whale sharks spend the majority of their time down deep in the pitch black. So much about these animals is still a mystery to us. What are the getting up to down there?