Incredible picture captures moment huge whale shark loomed underneath boat of clueless tourists
Tom Cannon, 26, was able to photograph the world's biggest fish species floating just below the surface with it's giant mouth gaping
A WHALE shark looms beneath a boat full of unsuspecting tourists.
The huge beast was snapped at Coral Bay, Western Australia.
Tom Cannon, 26, captured the extraordinary image of the whale shark's gaping mouth earlier this week while off the coat of Western Australia.
Tom said: "The animal in the picture is what is called a whale shark and is the largest fish on the planet.
"It spends most of its time living mysteriously at depths unreachable by humans but from March until July they can be seen of the back of the Ningaloo Reef In Coral Bay and Exmouth, Australia.
"The picture was taken about 6km off shore on the back of the Ningaloo Reef Coral Bay while on tour with Ningaloo Reef Dive and Snorkel."
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Tom, who moved to Australia from England when he was 13, continued: "They are a very docile fish and will often shy away from anything they feel threatened by.
"This particular shark was really curious and spent the entire 50 minutes on the surface with us chasing bubbles and checking everybody out.
"This was a rare experience to have such a curious playful shark. They usually swim in straight lines in search of food."
