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Huge whale shark spotted near Phi-Phi Don islands off Krabi province


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Huge whale shark spotted near Phi-Phi Don islands off Krabi province

 

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A huge female whale shark was sighted on Saturday near Phi-Phi Don islands inside the Nopparat Thara-Phi-Phi marine park in the southern province of Krabi.

 

Worapote Lomlim, chief of Nopparat Thara-Phi-Phi marine park, said that the 4-metre long female whale shark was spotted feeding on plankton by park officials as they were patrolling the sea near Pidanai-Pidanok or Phi-Phi Don islands at about 11.45 am on Saturday.

 

He said that this was the first time that the park officials had sighted the huge whale shark at close range and managed to make a one-minute video of the creature while it was feeding on plankton in the sea.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/huge-whale-shark-spotted-near-phi-phi-don-islands-off-krabi-province/

 
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48 minutes ago, balo said:

Its not  a shark so no need for panic !

You're totally wrong mate. It's a shark (Rincodon Typus) and belongs to the shark family!

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19 minutes ago, Charlie1 said:

You're totally wrong mate. It's a shark (Rincodon Typus) and belongs to the shark family!

Yeah, there's a clue in the name.  

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27 minutes ago, Charlie1 said:

You're totally wrong mate. It's a shark (Rincodon Typus) and belongs to the shark family!

 

It's not a threatening shark to man.

 

I love to see one.   Saw killer whales once off, Victoria BC and I'll never forget the thrill of it.

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2 hours ago, Charlie1 said:

shark (Rincodon Typus) and belongs to the shark family!

But it eat only plankton in the ocean ! Not meat !  A real shark eat fish and human flesh if he can catch one.  No need to panic , you can swim next to it and relax. 

 

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On 11/19/2018 at 2:38 PM, balo said:

But it eat only plankton in the ocean ! Not meat !  A real shark eat fish and human flesh if he can catch one.  No need to panic , you can swim next to it and relax. 

 

That's the very naive layman's idea of sharks..

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