Have been on a whale-watching trip with Dr
Charles Anderson sailing around the Maldives this past week and despite a
choppy sea, which is a direct result of the cyclone currently causing such
devastation in India, we had a highly successful week. The undoubted highlight
was this Persian Shearwater that constitutes the 1st record for the
Maldives – only a shame nobody else on the ship got on to it!
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| Persian Shearwater - 1st Record for Maldives. Not a great photo but..... |
The other ‘biggie’ was a mother and calf of
Longman’s Beaked Whale – considered to be the rarest whale in the world at one
time.
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| Longman's Beaked Whale - note the dark vertical band behind the 'melon'..... |
The full story will follow soon, to include
Whale Shark, snorkelling with Manta Rays and Black-tipped Reef Sharks, Jouanin's Petrel, Tropical
Shearwater and a few more cetaceans….
What a blog post!! Very informative and also easy to understand. Looking for more such comments!! Do you have a facebook? I recommended it on digg. The only thing that it’s missing is a bit of new design. Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru Maldives
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