It's no longer a secret how five loaves and two fish managed to feed the five thousand - especially if the sea-dwelling delicacies in question were as big as this mammoth. This whale shark was caught off the coast of China by fishermen who managed to harness the ten-metre, eight-tonne whopper. The prize shark's hefty load took over an hour to be hoisted in an industrial crane back on to dry land, where it was sliced into relatively smaller pieces. With no fish monger big enough to chop it up in, work had to take place in the street. Whale sharks are the largest living fish but it eats tiny krill and plankton. They are believed to have originated around 60 million years ago and can grow to more than 13m (45ft) and weigh more than 21 tonnes.