On August 4, Mr. Do Thanh Toan (37 years old, in Cat Khanh commune, Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh) said that he had just encountered a group of about 6-7 blue whales moving and foraging in the De Gi sea area (Cat Khanh commune), 0 to 1 nautical mile from shore.
According to Mr. Toan, the time he encountered the whales was around 5 to 6 am the same day (August 4). At that time, the whales were swimming, their mouths wide open, emerging from the water.
Mr. Toan shared that the whales had about 6 to 7 whales and were surrounding a small school of fish to hunt for prey. Occasionally, the whales opened their mouths very wide and surfaced. In the sky, flocks of seabirds also followed to look for leftover pieces of fish. The scene of foraging at dawn was very interesting, the rarest ever seen.
Previously, on July 26, Mr. Do Thanh Toan, while introducing tourists to visit the coastal area of Vung Boi, Hon Trau (belonging to the coast of De Gi), also discovered two blue whales foraging.
According to local people, the appearance of whales along the coast of De Gi is a very rare sight in recent years. Spiritually, fishermen consider the appearance and encounter of whales as a very lucky thing at sea.
Blue whales are also known as whales. Whales belong to the suborder Mysticeti (baleen whales). They live in all the oceans on Earth. They evolved from land mammals and their closest relatives are hippos.
Whales are the heaviest and largest animals in the world. Accordingly, an adult blue whale can weigh up to 180 tons. It is known that in the first 7 months after birth, a baby blue whale will drink about 400 liters of milk per day. Therefore, its weight increases quite quickly, about 90 kg per day. Even when it was born, it weighed the same as an adult hippopotamus, which is 2,700 kg.
