Scientific records document 5 species of whales in Egypt’s Red Sea
· Cairo time
The recent circulation of videos showing a massive whale near Umm Qamar Island, north of Hurghada, has renewed interest in what types of whales inhabit the Red Sea—a range stretching from the Gulf of Aqaba in the north, past Hurghada, Safaga, and Quseir, down to the areas of Shalateen and Abu Fandira in the south. …
