How do you think researchers tell whale sharks apart?
A) Echolocation frequencies
B) 24/7 monitoring
C) Spots on their bodies
A report of suspected coral harvesting has prompted an investigation at a popular diving site in Kenting National Park after a diving instructor said he saw another diver collecting coral underwater.
Another beluga whale has died after being transferred from a closed Canadian marine park to a U.S. aquarium this summer, marking the third death among the 10 belugas relocated to Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.
Iceland’s government plans to introduce legislation in February that would permanently end commercial whaling, potentially leaving Norway and Japan as the world’s only countries still allowing the practice.
Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.
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See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!
