TERNATE, Cavite - A dead buntanding (whale shark) was found on the shore of a barangay (village) in this town, police said yesterday. It was the first time that a lifeless butanding was discovered on the shore of Cavite. Officials are wondering why the lone rare species went to the Ternate coastal area.
Butanding (Rhincodin Typus) is a slow-moving filter-feeding animal which is considered as the world’s largest fish. The species are usually found in the waters of Donsol, Sorsogon, and some countries with tropical climate.
Butandings, an endangered species, are quite gentle and does not pose danger to human beings. Despite its enormous size, they are playful just like the dolphins.
In a report to Senior Superintendent John C. Bulalacao, Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) director, Inspector Joie Sanares Saulog, Ternate Mu nicipal Police Station officer-incharge (OIC), said that the butanding, measuring more or less 23 feet, was found by fishermen at Sitio Aplaya in Barangay San Juan I at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Officials have yet to release a report as to the cause of the butanding’s death and where it came from.
Agririculturist Elizabeth Nazareno said that the butanding would be buried near the shore where she was found. (Anthony Giron) Source
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