On the afternoon of Jan. 3 in Wanlitung on the Hengchun peninsula, a local woman surnamed Hung spotted, around 1km off the coast, four columns of water spraying up in succession from the surface of the sea. She initially thought it was dolphins, but at no point did she see them jumping up out of the water, and apparently dolphins cannot spray water three meters into the air. She quickly picked up her handset and took some photos, and many residents rushed out to the coast to witness the wonderful sight.
(Liberty Times, translated by Paul Cooper)
一月三日下午在恆春萬里桐，當地洪姓居民目擊外海約一公里外，有四道水柱陸續由海面噴出，本以為是海豚，但全程都沒發現跳出水面，況且海豚似乎也無法噴起高達三公尺的水柱，趕忙拿起手機拍攝，許多居民也紛紛擠到海邊目睹奇景。
(自由時報)
Photo: Yu Tai-lang, Liberty Times
照片：自由時報記者游太郎攝
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