Taiwan hosts over 14,000 marine species, one of which thrives in Taiwan's waters despite having an endangered status globally: the whale shark. 

Ocean Affairs Council Director Lu Shiau-Yun (陸曉筠) joins Tristan in this episode to talk about this year's picture book that follows a friendship between a whale shark and Indigenous boy. 

Listen to this episode to find out why people in Taiwan once called the whale shark the "tofu shark."

Learn more about Taiwan’s oceans on the Ocean Affairs Council website: https://www.oca.gov.tw/en/

The Ocean Affairs Council sent a dolphin mascot to the Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage this year to increase awareness about ocean conservation. (Photo: Ocean Conservation Administration's Instagram)

Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends.

Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to tristan@rti.org.tw!
See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!