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SHARKWEEK: Whale Shark

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Oh man, I can't believe I missed a day! I got busy with work and all that jazz, but I made time for today's shark for *Polarkeet's #SharkWeekSketchJam, the prodigious whale shark.

Despite being the largest non-cetacean animal in the world, the whale shark's diet is almost entirely made up of some of the smallest organisms in the sea, plankton! Their teeth are tiny to the point of being useless, and this peaceful giant spends its time slowly drifting through the water, filtering food through its five foot wide mouth.

I would love to swim next to one of these guys, they are so massive and graceful it's unreal.

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Drawn in Paint Tool SAI
Editing & textures done in CS6
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