First the whale sharks are living in tropical and hot temperate regions of the Atlantic,pacific,and indian oceans. Second they swim in the open water or close to shore. Third swim without other whale sharks but often spotted with remorse. Next swim very far but at two miles per hour. After that they migrate very far. Then four hundred or more whale sharks have been spotted at the same place on large quantities of eggs. The whale shark is mostly seen near the gulf of mexico. That is it for habitat.