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Bryde whales return to the south-central Vietnamese coast

Two whales were seen 1,000m off the coast of De Gi beach in Phu Cat district, the south central province of Binh Dinh last weekend.
Bryde whales return to the south-central Vietnamese coast ảnh 1A Bryde whale in Binh Dinh (Photo: VNA)
Binh Dinh (VNS/VNA) - Two whales were seen 1,000m off the coast of DeGi beach in Phu Cat district, the south central province of Binh Dinh lastweekend.

This is the second time Bryde whales have appeared in this area since Augustlast year, and the first time they were here attracted photographers fromacross the country to come and record them.

According to tour guide Tran Van Tai, the man who has a video recording of thewhale's appearance, the largest whale has a length of 16m and the smaller oneis 12m long. Those might be the two whales that came here last year.

Bryde whales belong to the baleen whale family, which can be recognised bytheir three parallel ridges in front of their blowhole, and they are underprotection in Vietnam and the United States.

The whale is well-known as a sight of luck and the best sea-faring companionsof fishermen based on the legends of fishing villages scattered from north tosouth Vietnam./.
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