'A privilege': Swimming with endangered whale sharks in Qatar

Qatar's waters are host to some of the world's largest gatherings of whale sharks, the biggest fish on the planet.
The gentle sea giants spotted in large numbers off the Qatari coast gather to feed on the abundance of fish eggs in the waters.
Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker got exclusive access to head out to sea and swim with the endangered species.
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[@azridanalam4951]

Indonesia love Qatar...

[@MclEckert]

Beautiful animals, hope all is being done to protect them!

[@rizaterenia2661]

It is not about the temperature but also the food supply in that area are sufficient.

[@RBH1947]

Leave these sharks alone. Don’t try to be the protector of everything. They will be fine.

[@CultureTrotters]

Amazing! Our 7 year old and 9 year old just swam with Whales Shark in Cancun. We just posted a video! It’s so awesome!

[@cmper750]

Im worried about that oil well near those whales 😰

[@jacobg1219]

CloudJumpy I’m pretty sure it won’t harm them but I’m not 100% sure

[@chiefscar7410]

its been there for centuries i don’t think it’ll do anything

[@spunkymaniac9312]

Shut it , it's been there for centuries, they don't need you worry about them

[@𝙿𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚜_𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚜]

I hope the whale sharks don’t become extinct

[@chiefscar7410]

im from qatar and i might visit these fish..

[@tinyarr]

I’m from tunis .-. A Tunisian great white

[@tinyarr]

Holy that is a big whale shark doode

[@jacobg1219]

My dads on that rig lol
He sees up to 10 a day

[@Jaym99]

Unbelievable

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

Beautiful

[@janbazrindbaloch1895]

Good

[@hermanspaerman3490]

Please make a report about the kafala system practiced in Qatar where guest workers are treated like modern day slaves.

[@ahmadmozez5084]

I checked that up and it is true.i realized My family members are also subjected to this system as well. Are they overexploiting u badly too in qatar?

[@Qthetar]

They have changed that. There is no kafala system anymore. Maybe try to be updated.

[@hermanspaerman3490]

@@Qthetar , Sure, officially it has ended but in practice it still continues. It is
reminiscent of how slavery officially is abolished in Mauritania and other muslim countries but in practice still continues.

[@frenchfatfather9308]

@@ahmadmozez5084 no, don't worry it's all propaganda being spread around the internet. These bots talking trash about Qatar are all around the internet. Wages in Qatar are amongst the highest in the world

[@AnujKumar-om5zx]

I have 5 of these in my bathtub..😚😜

[@MrJukamada]

Bad journalism. Pariah Journalists. This is Al Jazeera.

[@drxxx1015]

Haha haters gonna hate lmao ..

[@MrKhalil182]

@@drxxx1015 .