Basking Shark

A drone video taken from home on Tuesday 23 May 2023

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) (Irish: An Liamhán Gréine) is the second largest fish on the planet. This was hanging around Ballinglanna Bay, West Cork for the last three days.

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