A blue ocean under a dazzling February sky, off the coast of Koh Kong province in southwestern Cambodia. On February 14, 2026 – irony of fate, Valentine's Day –, an immense and graceful silhouette emerges from the abyss. It's not a mythical monster, but a whale shark (Rhincodon typus), locally nicknamed « tri baanang kingkuk » or « giant whale fish ».