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Where to Dive Ethically with Whale Sharks in the Philippines

Where to Dive Ethically with Whale Sharks in the Philippines

According to Wildbook for Whale Sharks – an online photo identification library that collates whale-shark sighting data – the 1,000th whale shark has recently been identified in Philippine waters. This means that the Philippines is home to the third-largest known aggregation of whale sharks in the world!

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Published at 2018-03-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Travel

Tags: Ethnography, diving, giants, whale sharks

Giant Lore in the Philippines: the Good, the Bad and the Gods

Giant Lore in the Philippines: the Good, the Bad and the Gods

They are among the characters you stumble upon in legends and fairy tales. They come in all forms such as the villain or the comedic relief. In some cases, they are even the source of catastrophic earthquakes and other calamities. Notable for their humongous size and monstrous strength (despite their anthropomorphic shape) some consider them to be the “super human” of the ancient past.

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Published at 2018-01-25 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Mythology & folklore

Tags: Gods, giants, tales