Killer whale rescued on Pattaya beach

published : 22 Nov 2019 at 00:00

ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong

Officials look at a black killer whale washed ashore on a Pattaya beach on Wednesday night before taking it to a naval centre for marine animals. (Photo supplied by Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

A black killer whale was rescued after it washed ashore on a Pattaya beach on Wednesday night, authorities said yesterday.

Officials said the killer whale, which weighs 300kg and is 3.4 metres long, had a number of injuries and had also suffered severe trauma. It was immediately taken from the beach to the Royal Thai Navy's Sea Turtles Conservation Centre in Sattahip Naval Base for treatment.

Jirayu Wanphusit, 34, who first spotted the whale, said he was fishing off the coast in Pattaya on Wednesday night when the whale swallowed his bait and tried to pull his fishing rod into the sea. He said the whale had many injuries.

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Vocabulary

bait: food used for attracting and catching fish, birds, or animals - เหยื่อ
injury (noun): physical damage done to a person or a part of their body - อาการบาดเจ็บ
killer whale (n): a large sea mammal related to dolphins -
rod: a thin straight bar, especially one used for catching fish -
severe: very serious and unpleasant - รุนแรง
swallow: to make food or drink go from your mouth down through your throat and into your stomach - กลืน
trauma: a serious injury - การบาดเจ็บรุนแรง

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