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Whale of a time for marine tourists

By Agence France-presse in Gulf Of Thailand | China Daily | Updated: 2016-12-14 07:34

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Piercing the water's surface with its almond-shaped mouth, a giant Bryde's whale opens wide for one, two, three seconds, gulping in anchovies as a boatload of awed tourist look on in the Gulf of Thailand.

It's a rare glimpse of marine life in its natural habitat, in a kingdom overrun with mass tourist attractions such as aquariums and dolphin shows.

Whale of a time for marine tourists

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