# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CbF6JJMPLSv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73499400-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1187920e36.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-03-14T17:18:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Slow down with sharks 🦈⁣

Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) migrate thousands of miles to different feeding grounds, but they are very slow swimmers, moving at an average speed of around 3 miles per hour.⁣
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#EarthCapture by @tomcannonphotography⁣
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#bbcearth #seacreatures #seanimals #whalesharks #underwaterworld #divigng #earthcapture #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers⁣

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## Tags

seanimals, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, whalesharks, earth, underwaterworld, divigng, seacreatures, earthlovers, naturelovers, nature, naturephotography, earthcapture, wildlife

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