Strange Visitors Off Coast
A party fishing from the Port Whakatane on Sunday sighted a small whale and a thresher shark, both unusual visitors here.
The whale came quite close to the vessel, and dived so near her stern ths* some of the fishermen feared i heir lines might be carried away. The shark appeared when a fish dropped back into the water from one of their hooks.
They were able to watch it at a distance of only a few yards as. it struck at its prey with its tail, diving after each blow, and finally swallowing the smaller fish.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 11, 13 July 1949, Page 5
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101Strange Visitors Off Coast Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 11, 13 July 1949, Page 5
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