A rare whale shark, affectionately named “Bahloul” was spotted near the Red Sea Giftun Island yesterday, according to the director of the Red Sea Natural Reserves Ahmed Ghaleb, Egypt Independent reports. Bahloul was seen in Hurghada and Marsa Alam two days earlier, Ghaleb said, adding the whale shark likely came in from the Indian Ocean through Bab El Mandeb to the Red Sea.