Can a basking shark eat a human

Basking sharks do not eat humans they eat very small animals called plankton, btw (by the way) if for whatever reason someone tries to shove themself into a basking sharks mouth it would just spit them out and hopefully give the person a big whack with its tail.Basking sharks are found close to shore and spend a lot of time on the continental shelf.Basking sharks are not known to be aggressive or dangerous, and will often circle groups of snorkelers and divers calmly.Many thyroid conditions have been and continue to be incorrectly diagnosed through exclusive use of tsh (thyroid stimulating hormone) testing as the sole signifier of possible thyroid dysfunction.Basking sharks are filter feeders, meaning they feed exclusively on plankton and they are one of only three shark species to do so.Sharks much prefer to eat seals, large fish, and other marine mammals, they are a much better source of protein than humans and easier, more readily available prey.

You might think that the whale and basking sharks are also capable of swallowing humans whole but in fact their esophagus is too small.Basking sharks are the second largest fish in the ocean growing up to an impressive 12 metres in length, whilst they are in the same order as predatory sharks, basking sharks have a much more mellow style of hunting.That's wide enough to consume at least one human in his or her entirety.