Monday, December 18, 2006

Bryde’s whale at Gaya Island - End of the struggle

KOTA KINABALU: The Bryde’s whale, which was rescued on Friday, off the city’s shores, returned early Sunday, dead.

But even in death, the mammal continued to be the centre of attraction of locals and foreigners, just like on Friday, when it was first discovered, stranded off the shallow waters of Pulau Gaya.

And its skeletal remains could eventually be retrieved from its watery grave if the Sabah Museum or the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Borneo marine Research Institute was keen on them.

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