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Ocean safari: Whale of a time tracking gentle giant of the sea

A whale shark in the ocean at Diani, South Coast. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

They are giants of the seas and oceans. These are the Whale sharks, Papa Shillingi in Swahili, the largest fish to roam the seas where studies have found that they can grow to more than 30 feet and weigh more than 20 tonnes.

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