{"id":18645,"date":"2020-09-19T23:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-19T16:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/whaleshark\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:24:21","slug":"whaleshark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/de\/koh-tao-marine-life\/whaleshark\/","title":{"rendered":"Walhai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8220;&#8220;]Der Walhai (Rhincodon typus) ist der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Fisch der Welt und ein h\u00e4ufiges Bucket\u2011List\u2011Sichtungstier an Koh Taos Offshore\u2011Pinnakeln wie Chumphon und South West.<\/p>\n<p>Diese sanften Riesen sind Filtrierer, folgen oft saisonalen Planktonbl\u00fcten und sind das ganze Jahr \u00fcber zu sehen; Sichtungen erreichen typischerweise ihren H\u00f6hepunkt zwischen M\u00e4rz und Mai.<\/p>\n<p>Um nachhaltige Begegnungen zu gew\u00e4hrleisten, befolgt Koh Tao einen strengen Verhaltenskodex f\u00fcr Walhaie, der Ber\u00fchrungen und Blitzfotografie verbietet, um diese wandernden Tiere vor menschlichem Stress zu sch\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">Alles \u00fcber den Walhai auf Koh Tao<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Der Walhai geh\u00f6rt zur Gruppe der <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/de\/conservation\/marine-conservation-courses\/whaleshark-awareness-specialty\/\">Haie<\/a> (nicht zu den Walen) und ist der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Fisch der Ozeane \u2014 ein Top-Erlebnis auf vielen Tauch-Bucket-Lists von <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/de\/padi-diving-courses\/\">Tauchern<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div  data-ep-a=\"fadeIn\"  id=\"_ytid_48839\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1D3Dbtrq5vI?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Koh Tao&#039;s Whaleshark Experience: A Must-Do for Divers | BlackTurtleDive.com\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1D3Dbtrq5vI\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1D3Dbtrq5vI\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Koh Tao&#039;s Whaleshark Experience: A Must-Do for Divers | BlackTurtleDive.com\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Join Black Turtle Dive for an extraordinary whale shark diving experience in Koh Tao, Thailand. 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For Collaboration and Business inquiries, please use the contact information below: \ud83d\udce9 Email: media&#064;blackturtledive.com \ud83d\udd14Discover the Underwater World with Us: Expert Training, Unforgettable Experiences, and a Commitment to Marine Protection. Subscribe Now: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/&#064;BlackTurtleDive\/?sub_confirmation=1 ================================= #whaleshark #kohtao #divingthailand #blackturtledive #scubadiving #marinelife \u26a0\ufe0fDISCLAIMER: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of our publications. You acknowledge that you use the information we provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and our YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of Black Turtle Dive. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to our YouTube channel is provided. \u00a9 Black Turtle Dive\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/1D3Dbtrq5vI\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M1S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2021-01-11T10:35:40Z\"><\/span>\n<h3>Wo man Walhaie auf Koh Tao findet<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao\/\">Koh Tao<\/a> ist bekannt f\u00fcr Walhai-Sichtungen; sie treten verst\u00e4rkt in bestimmten Monaten auf, k\u00f6nnen aber das ganze Jahr \u00fcber \u00fcberraschend erscheinen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/chumphon-pinnacle\/\">Chumphon Pinnacle<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/south-west-pinnacle\/\">Southwest Pinnacle<\/a> und <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/sail-rock\/\">Sail Rock<\/a> sind die bekanntesten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/\">Tauchpl\u00e4tze<\/a> f\u00fcr Walhai Beobachtungen.<\/p>\n<p>In den letzten Jahren gab es au\u00dferdem Sichtungen an flacheren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/blog\/10-interesting-facts-about-koh-tao-dive-sites\/\">Stellen<\/a> wie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/htms-sattakut\/\">HTMS Sattakut<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/twins-pinnacle\/\">Twin Peaks<\/a> und <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/koh-tao-dive-sites\/white-rock\/\">White Rock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">Wie man einen Walhai erkennt<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Walhaie sind riesig und haben einen abgeflachten Kopf mit stumpfer Schnauze \u00fcber dem Maul.<\/p>\n<p>Aus den Nasenl\u00f6chern ragen kurze, barteln \u00e4hnliche Tasthaare (Barbeln), \u00e4hnlich wie bei Welsen. Die Augen sind von harten, Zahn \u00e4hnlichen Schuppen (Dentikeln) gesch\u00fctzt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3526\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-marine-life-thailand.jpg\" alt=\"Walhai auf Koh Tao\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-marine-life-thailand.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-marine-life-thailand-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-marine-life-thailand-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-marine-life-thailand-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walhai auf Koh Tao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Walhai \u2014 der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Fisch der Ozeane<\/h3>\n<p>Die Unterseite ist wei\u00df; R\u00fccken und Flanken sind grau-blau mit charakteristischen wei\u00dfen Punkten und Streifen. Die Haut kann bis zu etwa 10 cm dick sein.<\/p>\n<p>Walhaie geh\u00f6ren zu den wenigen Haien, die durch <span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\"><em>Kreuzstrom Filtration<\/em><\/span> fressen: Sie \u00f6ffnen oft ein \u00fcber 1 m weites Maul nahe der Oberfl\u00e4che und sieben Wasser durch die Kiemen.<\/p>\n<p>Sie k\u00f6nnen \u00fcber 6.000 Liter Wasser pro Stunde filtrieren. Obwohl sie Tausende winzige Z\u00e4hne haben, <span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">k\u00f6nnen sie nicht kauen<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">Walhai Merkmale &amp; Verhalten<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Im Gegensatz zu vielen Haien nutzt der Walhai den ganzen K\u00f6rper zur Fortbewegung, nicht nur die Schwanzflosse.<\/p>\n<p>Walhaie sind <span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">sanfte Riesen<\/span>: sie gleiten ruhig durchs Wasser statt schnelle Sprints zu absolvieren.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dcber die Fortpflanzung ist wenig bekannt; sie sind ovovivipar \u2014 Eier schl\u00fcpfen im Mutterleib und die Jungen werden lebend geboren.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3032\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3032\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-sightings-koh-tao.jpg\" alt=\"Walhai Sichtungen Koh Tao\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-sightings-koh-tao.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-sightings-koh-tao-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-sightings-koh-tao-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-sightings-koh-tao-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walhai Sichtungen Koh Tao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Sanfte Riesen und Lebenszyklus<\/h3>\n<p>Ausgewachsene Walhaie erreichen bis zu etwa 12 m L\u00e4nge und mehr als 7 Tonnen Gewicht; adulte Tiere haben deshalb nur wenige Fressfeinde.<\/p>\n<p>Junge Walhaie sind jedoch <span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">stark gef\u00e4hrdet<\/span> \u2014 Sch\u00e4tzungen zufolge erreichen weniger als 10 % das Erwachsenenalter.<\/p>\n<p>Daher wachsen sie in den ersten Lebensjahren sehr schnell und k\u00f6nnen in kurzer Zeit \u00fcber 100 kg zulegen.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">Interessante Fakten zum Walhai<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jeder Walhai tr\u00e4gt ein <span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">individuelles Fleckenmuster hinter den Kiemen<\/span> \u2014 \u00e4hnlich Fingerabdr\u00fccken \u2014, das zur Identifizierung und Verfolgung von Individuen genutzt wird.<\/p>\n<p>Ein Algorithmus, entwickelt von einem <em><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">NASA-Astrophysiker<\/span><\/em>, half dabei, fotografische Datens\u00e4tze zu durchsuchen und Wanderungen nachzuzeichnen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1020\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao.jpg\" alt=\"Walhai Koh Tao - Rhincodon typus Spezialkurs Koh Tao\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-853x640.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-awareness-specialty-course-koh-tao-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Walhai Koh Tao &#8211; Rhincodon typus &#8211; Koh Tao<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Einzigartige Muster helfen bei der Identifizierung von Walhaien<\/h3>\n<p>Es wird angenommen, dass das System sehr \u00e4hnlich funktionierte wie die Identifizierung wei\u00dfer Punkte am schwarzen Nachthimmel im Vergleich zu den wei\u00dfen Punkten auf der Flanke eines Walhais.<\/p>\n<p>Es ist unklar warum, aber Studien zeigen, dass viele <em><span style=\"color: #28d4ff;\">Walhaie in Tiefen<\/span><\/em> von etwa 2.000\u20133.000 Fu\u00df tauchen k\u00f6nnen; in einem Einzelfall verbrachte ein markiertes Tier \u00fcber 12 Stunden in 3.200 Fu\u00df Tiefe.<\/p>\n<p>2009 wurde auf den Philippinen ein nur 38 cm langes Jungtier gefunden \u2014 eines der kleinsten dokumentierten Walhai-Junge.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao.jpg\" alt=\"Walhai Fun Diving Koh Tao\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blackturtledive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/blackturtledive.com-whaleshark-fun-diving-koh-tao-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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