Ocean sunfish weighing an estimated 1,000 pounds shows resiliency after possible great white shark attack off Tasmania.

Ocean sunfish, or Mola mola ... The species are harmless to people, but are sometimes mistaken for sharks when they swim inshore, says the Australian Museum. In Australia, they have been known ...

is known to reach more than twice the maximum weight of the ocean sunfish (M. mola), for which it is commonly mistaken. Both are elusive species, making data about them scarce. "These findings not ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--A sociable ocean sunfish that clearly missed its ... whenever visitors came close to the tank and would swim toward people peering into the tank.

Footage has surfaced showing an estimated 1,000-pound ocean sunfish swimming off Tasmania, Australia, with a massive chunk missing from its tail section. Which begs the question, asked by the ...