The body of a dead whale shark on a beach in Yantai City, East China’s Shandong Province, Aug. 23, 2016. Local fishermen caught the shark which measured 4.5 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and 1.5 tons in weight. It’s suspected that the shark, a second-degree animal under state protection, died after becoming stranded in a fishing net. (Photo/IC)
