Large Humpback Sighted Off Hong Kong - First Instance On Record In Territory's Waters - Reuters

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HONG KONG - A large humpback whale has been spotted swimming close to Hong Kong's famous harbor in what's believed to be the first sighting of the species in the territory's waters.

Local television footage showed the whale surfacing in Hong Kong's East Lamma Channel leading into the city's Victoria Harbour, exhaling through its blowhole and raising its tail fin. Hong Kong authorities say it's the first time a humpback whale has been spotted in Hong Kong waters.

"From observations it's healthy and we'll continue to monitor it," Jolly Choi, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, said on Wednesday.

The whale, estimated to be 10 meters (33 feet) long, has already drawn a number of whale-watching boat trips since it was first spotted on Monday.

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[DS1]

1. It had better run before it's pooned and put on a dinner plate

[CreekDog]

2. so where are all the small humpbacks?

:eyes:

[kestrel91316]

3. On Japanese and Norwegian dinner plates??

[drmeow]

4. There's two grey whales

in Santa Barbara harbor right now

http://www.newspress.tv/main.jsp?category=News&id=427

[jberryhill]

5. It was also reported to be "quite delicious" /nt