Butanding: The Friendly Whale Shark of Donsol, Sorsogon
posted June 10, 2008 - 3:46pm
The whale shark, known locally as Butanding is the biggest fish in the world. Its scientific name is Rhincodon typus and it weighs 15 to 20 tons and grows to the length of 15 to 50 meters. The typical Butanding you see in Sorsogon is as big as a passenger bus. You also
see baby Butandings that are about 7 meters long. Rarely seen elsewhere in the world, the Butandings visit Donsol Sorsogon in relatively large number from November to May. Large number means over a dozen sightings and 10 close encounters in a couple of hours. Those are the best figures you may expect of a creature that is in danger of extinction. Even the great explorer Jacques Costeau admitted to seeing only two whale sharks in his lifetime of sea adventures.
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I invite everyone to come and visit the whalesharks here in our town Donsol..
I am Takz Briones a local tour operator here in Donsol, swimming with the sharks for over 11 years and counting..
We have sightings now beginning last November…
So if you have quiries about everything that goes with our tourism pls contact me via email at
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our butanding is dubbed as the “BEST ANIMAL ENCOUNTER IN ASIA”
Adventurers, travellers, backpackers, nature-lovers, tourists from around the globe…
Come and visit Philippines, visit Donsol “The home of the WHALESHARKS”
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