A conservation organization on Tuesday suggested the government set up some restricted areas to protect the whale spotted in the waters off South District. Taison Chang Kai-tai, the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society chairperson, said the whale spotted could be a dwarf sperm whale or pygmy sperm whale. Chang stated that the dwarf sperm whale is rather shy and instinctively avoids ships and urged the public to avoid sailing out for whale watching. Chang explained that dwarf sperm whales would aggressively react when caught and bite anything near it, along with spouting ink to scare away enemies. Read more: (Video) Another whale spotted in Hong Kong waters


Source:   The Standard
September 12, 2023 14:13 UTC