A Bryde’s whale, or bruda whale, swims near the Mu Koh Angthong Marine Park off Surat Thani in a picture taken by park officials on Tuesday. (Photo supplied)
SURAT THANI: A Bryde’s whale has been sighted near the Mu Koh Angthong National Marine Park in the Gulf of Thailand, governor Wichawut Jinto said on Tuesday.
Mr Wichawut said the sighting of the endangered sea mammal was reported to him by Nathawat Nuisriram, chief of the marine park.
The Bryde’s whale, or bruda whale, was seen swimming near Koh Hanuman, one of the islands in the marine park, on Monday.
A team of marine park officials was sent to confirm the sighting, he said. They spotted the whale, 6-8 metres long, feeding in the area around Koh Rok, Koh Paeyak, Koh Lae and Koh Hin Taek in the west of the park, and took pictures of it.
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