Daily News reported on the appearance of three Bruda whales at the Ang Thong Marine Park in the area of Koh Samui, Surat Thani, southern Thailand.

 

The whales were feeding in the area of four islands called Koh Rok, Koh Pae-Yak, Koh Lae and Koh Hin Taek. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The media said the appearance of the mammals pointed to the excellent ecology in the area. 

 

Park officials are monitoring the arrivals with interest. 

 

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To me, it points to less boats full of Chinese tourists shooting up bottles.

With the high price of pork these days, officials better watch them closely.

Bryde's whale. Strange new spelling.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryde's_whale

11 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Bryde's whale. Strange new spelling.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryde's_whale

Maybe the Bryde is the Bruda of anutha mutha?

28 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Bryde's whale. Strange new spelling.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryde's_whale

From the article:

 

Bryde's whale (/ˈbrʊdəz/ BRUU-dəz Brooder's),

 

So kind of a phonetic misunderstanding.

Bryde is a Norwegian(?) and pronounced similar to bruda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Bryde

 

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

From the article:

 

Bryde's whale (/ˈbrʊdəz/ BRUU-dəz Brooder's),

 

So kind of a phonetic misunderstanding.

Bryde is a Norwegian(?) and pronounced similar to bruda.

Yes - the names are interchangeable.

Same species.

2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

From the article:

 

Bryde's whale (/ˈbrʊdəz/ BRUU-dəz Brooder's),

 

So kind of a phonetic misunderstanding.

Bryde is a Norwegian(?) and pronounced similar to bruda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Bryde

 

We should not go around changing spellings willy-nilly to assist us ignorant Yanks.

 

I never knew how to pronounce Gouda cheese properly until I went to Japan for 3 months

 

The Japanese still say Vincent Van Gogh incorrectly.

Besides lack of boat 'harassment', maybe N gulf is getting too polluted and fish out for their liking.

16 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

We should not go around changing spellings willy-nilly to assist us ignorant Yanks.

 

I never knew how to pronounce Gouda cheese properly until I went to Japan for 3 months

 

The Japanese still say Vincent Van Gogh incorrectly.

I have a friend who is from Hong Kong.

Her pronunciation of Don Quixote always made me laugh.

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

I have a friend who is from Hong Kong.

Her pronunciation of Don Quixote always made me laugh.

Try to get him to say squirrel  or Llewelyn. 

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

Yes - the names are interchangeable.

Same species.

Taste similar?

 

Had the rare privilege of photographing a 30 ton female and calf in the Gulf a few years back. Also Irrawaddy Dolphins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shame to greet them with an oil spill

Or it could be that the place they have been evacuating, was even worse.

I saw an article a few weeks ago about these whales in the gulf of Thailand. Due to overfishing the whales are starving. They have devised a new method of feeding and are having to work in groups to round up small fish, cos thats all there is ! and take turns in grabbing a mouthful. They are in trouble and are desperate to find fish. Thats why they visited the National Park. Completely the opposite reason to what the officials said.

1 hour ago, DTL2014 said:

shame to greet them with an oil spill

Agreed.

Hopefully the whales will not travel further north to where the spill is.

6 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Try to get him to say squirrel  or Llewelyn. 

Ha ha - squirrel is a classic. I wanted to call our daughter Claudia, but hearing my wife say it made me change my mind.

Hopefully stay away from the oil slick approaching the Prachup khiri Khan.

 

"Naval vessels dispatched to help in fight oil spill in Gulf of Thailand"

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/naval-vessels-dispatched-to-help-in-fight-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-thailand/

 

Whale I'll be damned.