Whale sharks prefer to remain in areas with a sea surface temperature of 21-25oC, so they are mostly found in warm-temperate and tropical oceans within 30 degrees north or south of the equator.
溫柔的巨人鯨鯊喜愛在海面水溫攝氏二十一到二十五度的地區活動，多半出現在赤道南北三十度以內的溫帶與熱帶水域。