hand feeding whale sharks
Replies: 35 - Last Post: Feb 7, 2012 4:17 AM Last Post By: gregs3071
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hand feeding whale sharks
hand feeding whale sharks ?http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/cebu/feeding-whalesharks-in-oslob.html
youtube video - whale shark eating breakfast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKBFNyobPA&feature=youtu.be
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the whale sharks eat shrimp. the fisherman in oslob in previous times tried to scare them away because the fishermen wanted to collect the shrimpof recent times the fishermen have been hand feeding the whale sharks in the hope of encouraging the creatures to remain there as they have realised that attracting tourists is a far more profitable proposition.
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Oslob whalesharkshttp://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/cebu/oslob-whalesharks-butanding.html
snorkelers and scuba divers
http://www.dutchpickle.com/philippines/cebu/whale-sharks-scuba-and-snorkeling.html
I spent about a few weeks there just observing. The crowds were huge on the Chinese New year - last Monday.
as gregs3071 says the sharks are fed shrimp
- very small shrimp - smaller than krill
the water seems to be having more plankton now than a few weeks ago -
This is becoming a major tourist destination and the sanctuary managers are tightening up the rules. No touching at all of whalesharks is allowed
...even for facebook pictures!
dp
ps there very little accommodation in the area
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low quality YouTube videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEpsc80jG_o&feature=related
dp
ps there was even a helicopter there today
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right you are gregs3071...but backpackers that arrive later in the day by Ceres bus will sometimes be disappointed that there might not be any rooms available in the area and will have to scramble to find something
...the helicopter was a MLHullier , I have only seen one so far
...as you say - it can be a day trip
...best to avoid weekends - big crowds
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So, let them be fishermen and go with the cards they were dealt with, and don't let them try to be anything else by turning wild creatures in into things that turn up at a certain time tourists to see....................................Any excuse you may offer, i see as very wrong, very wrong indeed.14
historically fishermen in the philippines hunted, & ate, whalesharks. in recent times they have learned that the whalesharks offer greater value as tourist attractions.they have never been "left alone" as you suggest.
are you aware that "nature's scheme" involves creatures eating other creatures? check it out sometime. humans have hunted many species to extinction
