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When & Where to Go
Click below to show the best places in the world to go each month.
Where to go in January
| Baja, Mexico |
Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue whales |
| Australia | Green and Loggerhead turtles hatchling season begins at Ningaloo Reef |
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Sabah | Humpback whale migration
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Tahiti | Hammerhead sharks congregate at Rangiroa
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Costa Rica | Bull sharks Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles
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Cocos & Malpelo Islands | Bull sharks
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Kenya | Whale sharks
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South Africa,Protea Banks | Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
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Maldives | Manta rays
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Canary Islands | Angel sharks
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Cozumel | Eagle rays
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Hawaii | Humpback whales, dolphins
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Maldives | Manta rays
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Yap | Manta rays
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Florida | Manatees
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Egypt | Dolphins
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Where to go in February
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Andaman Sea | Whale sharks
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Baja, Mexico | Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue whales
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Tahiti | Hammerhead sharks congregate at Rangiroa
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Turks and Caicos | Humpback whales begin
their mating and calving rituals when thousands of whales migrate to the
Mouchoir and Silver Banks
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Sabah | Humpback whale migration
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South
Africa | Leatherhead and loggerhead turtles lay eggs on the beaches of KwaZulu
Natal. Protea Banks. Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
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Costa Rica | Bull sharks Olive Ridley and
Leatherback turtles
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Cocos & Malpelo Islands | Bull sharks
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Canary Islands | Angel sharks
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Cozumel | Eagle rays
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Hawaii | Humpback whales, dolphins
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Maldives | Manta rays
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Yap | Manta rays
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Florida | Manatees
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Egypt | Dolphins |
Where to go in March
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Australia | Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef
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Layang Layang, Malaysia | Hammerhead sharks schooling
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Baja, Mexico | Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue whales
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Sabah | Humpback whale migration
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Andaman Sea | Whale sharks
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Turks and Caicos | Humpback whales begin
their mating and calving rituals when thousands of whales migrate to the
Mouchoir and Silver Banks
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Costa Rica | Bull sharks Olive Ridley and Leatherback turtles
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South Africa | Leatherhead and loggerhead turtles lay eggs on the beaches of KwaZulu
Natal. Protea Banks - Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
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Canary Islands | Angel sharks
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Cozumel | Eagle rays
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Hawaii | Humpback whales, dolphins
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Maldives | Manta rays
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Yap | Manta rays
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Florida | Manatees
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Egypt | Dolphins |
Where to go in April
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Belize |
Whale sharks Best time is 3 days before to
3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating
season for turtles
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Costa Rica | Hammerhead and Bull sharks
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Baja, Mexico | Whale season. Fin, Minke, Bryde's, Orca, Pilot, Humpback and Blue
whales
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Andaman
Sea | Whale sharks
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Australia |
Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef
South Australia: Great White sharks
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South Africa | Protea Banks: Hammerhead,
Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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| Canary Islands |
Angel sharks |
| Cozumel |
Eagle rays | |
Hawaii | Humpback whales, dolphins |
| Maldives | Manta rays
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Yap | Manta
rays
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Egypt |
dolphins |
Where to go in May
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Galapagos | Whale sharks
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Tobago | Whale sharks
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Maldives | Manta rays and Hammerheads
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Australia | Whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef
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Belize | Whale sharks Best time is 3 days before to 3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating
season for turtles
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Costa Rica |
Hammerhead and Bull sharks
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South
Africa | Protea Banks: Hammerhead,
Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Yap | Manta rays | |
Egypt | Dolphins
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Hawaii |
Dolphins
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Azores |
Dolphins
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Bahamas
- Bimini | Dolphins |
Where to go in June
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South Africa | The annual Sardine Run
migration off the Wild Coast and Kwaulu Natal
Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and
Tiger sharks
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Australia |
Minke whales off Queensland. Humpback
whales and Whale sharks off Ningaloo Reef, South Australia: Great White
sharks
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Sea
of Cortez | Manta rays, Hammerhead
sharks and Whale sharks
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Turks and Caicos | Nurse
Shark breeding.
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Belize |
Whale sharks Best time is 3 days before to
3 days after a full moon when the Cubera Snappers spawn. Also the mating
season for turtles.
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Costa Rica |
Hammerhead and Bull sharks
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Galapagos |
Whale sharks
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Tobago |
Whale sharks
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Maldives |
Manta rays and Hammerheads
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Yap | Manta
rays
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Egypt |
Dolphins
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Hawaii |
Dolphins
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Azores |
Dolphins
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Bahamas
- Bimini | Dolphins
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Where to go in July
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Tonga |
Humpback whales
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Costa
Rica | Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks
and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles
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South
Africa | Southern Right whales Ragged
Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Australia |
Queensland: Minke whales and Humpback
whales South Coast: Southern Right whales
Ningaloo Reef: Humpback whales
South Australia: Great White sharks
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Maldives | Manta rays and Hammerheads
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Sea
of Cortez | Manta rays, Hammerhead
sharks and Whale sharks
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Cocos/Malpelo
Islands | Hammerheads at their most
active
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Yap | Manta
rays
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Egypt |
Dolphins
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Hawaii |
Dolphins
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Azores |
Dolphins
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Bahamas
- Bimini | Dolphins |
Where to go in August
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Sipadan |
Highest concentration of turtles
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Red Sea |
Mantas and Whale sharks
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Tobago |
Whale sharks
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Australia |
Queensland: Minke whales and Humpback
whales South Coast: - Southern Right whales
Ningaloo Reef: Humpback whales
South Australia: Great White sharks
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Sea
of Cortez | Manta rays, Hammerhead
sharks and Whale sharks
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Tonga |
Humpback whales
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Costa
Rica | Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks
and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles.
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South
Africa | Southern Right whales
Ragged
Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Cocos/Malpelo Islands | Hammerheads at their most active
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Yap | Manta rays
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Egypt |
Dolphins
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Hawaii |
Dolphins
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Azores |
Dolphins
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Bahamas
- Bimini | Dolphins |
Where to go in September
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Bonaire |
coral spawning
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Cook
Islands | whale season
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Tahiti | Large numbers of Manta rays in Rangiroa
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Belize |
Whale sharks
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Sipadan |
Green Turtles hatching
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Tonga |
Humpback whales
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Costa
Rica | Hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks
and Green, Leatherback and Hawksbill Turtles.
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South
Africa | Southern Right whales
Ragged
Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal.
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Australia |
Queensland: Minke whales and Humpback whales
South Coast: Southern Right whales
Ningaloo Reef: Humpback whales
South Australia: Great White sharks
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Yap | Manta rays
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Egypt | Dolphins
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Hawaii | Dolphins
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Azores | Dolphins
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Bahamas - Bimini | Dolphins
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Djibouti |
Whale sharks
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Where to go in October
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Seychelles |
Whale sharks | |
Australia |
Queensland - Minke whales and Humpback
whales
South Coast: Southern Right whales
Ningaloo Reef: Humpback whales
South Australia: Great White sharks
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Canary Islands | Hammerhead sharks
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Isla Guadalupe, Mexico | Great White sharks
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Tonga | Humpback whales
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South
Africa | Southern Right whales
Ragged
Tooth sharks breeding at Aliwal Shoal
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Cook Islands | whale season
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Yap | Manta rays
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Egypt | Dolphins
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Hawaii |
Dolphins
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Farallon Islands, U.S.A |
Great White sharks
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Djibouti |
Whale sharks |
Where to go in November
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Costa
Rica | Olive Ridley and Leatherback
Turtles. Bull sharks
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Cocos & Malpelo Islands | Bull sharks
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Kenya |
Whale sharks
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Australia |
Green and Leatherback turtles nesting.
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South
Africa | Protea Banks: Hammerhead, Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Norway | Orcas
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Ras Mohammed, Red Sea | Grey reef sharks mating.
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Canary Islands | Hammerhead sharks
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Yap | Manta
rays
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Florida |
Manatees
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Egypt | Dolphins
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Hawaii | Dolphins
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Farallon Islands, U.S.A | Great White sharks
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Isla Guadalupe, Mexico | Great White sharks
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Djibouti | Whale sharks |
Where to go in December
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Galapagos |
Pacific Green Turtles gather to mate and lay eggs
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Hawaii | Humpback whales, dolphins
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Maldives | Manta rays
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Belize | Groupers Spawning
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Cozumel | Eagle rays
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Canary Is | Angel sharks
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Costa Rica | Olive Ridley and Leatherback Turtles. Bull sharks
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Kenya | Whale sharks
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South
Africa | Protea Banks: Hammerhead,
Zambezi, Bull and Tiger sharks
Cape Region: Great White sharks
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Yap | Manta rays
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Florida | Manatees
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Isla Guadalupe, Mexico | Great White sharks
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Egypt | Dolphins
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Djibouti | Whale sharks |
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