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Sabah & Sarawak

Rare sighting: Whale shark spotted off Semporna

By STEPHANIE LEE
The whale shark that made a brief appearance in Pom-Pom Island, Semporna. Pix shared by a volunteer diver.

KOTA KINABALU: Whale sharks seldom appear in waters of Semporna’s Pom-Pom island, but recently, one did.

For marine biologist and avid diver Jeethvendra Kirishnamorthie, this was his first time seeing it after almost 10 years of diving in the area.

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