The excitement and outrage generated by the sighting of a Bryde’s whale and its untimely death have spurred badly needed discussion on how to make Hong Kong a safer and more attractive place for marine mammals and local biodiversity.
Baleen whale, (suborder Mysticeti), any cetacean possessing unique epidermal modifications of the mouth called baleen, which is used to filter food from water. Baleen whales seek out concentrations of small planktonic animals. The whales then open their mouth and take in enormous quantities of