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Did
you
know
that
Maldives
ranks
among
the
top
five
places
on
Earth
for
watching
whales
and
dolphins?
Over
20
different
species
(a
quarter
of
the
world’s
total)
call
the
Maldives
home.
These
range
from
the
mighty
Blue
Whale
(the
largest
animal
alive)
to
the
diminutive
but
highly
acrobatic
Spinner
Dolphin. |
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Spinner
Dolphins
are
the
commonest
species,
and
they
occur
here
in
their
tens
of
thousands.
They
have
a
regular
daily
routine
to
their
lives,
feeding
offshore
at
night,
coming
into
the
atolls
in
the
early
morning,
and
leaving
again
for
the
open
ocean
in
the
late
afternoon.
This
dependable
schedule
means
that
it
is
very
easy
to
find
Spinner
Dolphins
at
certain
times
every
day.
And
as a
result,
many
Maldivian
resorts
offer
morning
or
afternoon
dolphin
excursions
to
see
Spinners.
While
nothing
with
wildlife
can
be
absolutely
guaranteed,
you
will
never
have
a
better
chance
to
watch
wild
dolphins
playing
in
their
natural
environment
than
right
here
in
the
Maldives. |
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Alternatively,
if
you
would
like
to
see
even
more
dolphins,
and
whales
too,
why
not
try
a
cruise
on
one
of
our
many
comfortable
safari
boats?
Species
that
are
regularly
seen
on
special
whale
watching
safaris
include
the
Blue
Whale,
Sperm
Whale
and
Pilot
Whale
as
well
as
seven
different
types
of
dolphin
(Spinner,
Bottlenose,
Risso’s,
Spotted,
Striped,
Fraser’s
and
Rough-toothed).
Maldivian
specialities,
which
are
frequently
seen
here
but
hardly
ever
anywhere
else,
include
Dwarf
Sperm
Whale,
Melon-headed
Whale
and
Tropical
Bottlenose
Whale
(long
considered
the
rarest
whale
in
the
World,
but
now
known
to
be a
Maldives
resident).
You
may
also
be
lucky
enough
to
spot
a
pod
of
magnificent
Killer
Whales
(Orcas),
which
contrary
to
popular
belief
do
not
live
only
in
cold
waters. |
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You
may
not
have
realized
this
before,
but
with
our
unbeatable
diversity
and
abundance
of
whales
and
dolphins,
plus
warm
clear
waters,
Maldives
really
is
one
the
very
best
places
in
the
world
for
whale
and
dolphin
watching. |
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