Frasers Dolphins

The Maldives

I haven’t been to the Maldives yet, but I want to.  Who doesn’t?!

Community Reports

Maldives Honeymoon, 2022: Martin Royle, with 5 species including Island Flying Fox & Striped Dolphins.

Maldives, April 2018: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 11 days & 11 species including Dwarf Sperm Whale and possible Deraniyagala’s Beaked Whale.

Maldives, October 2018: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 11 days & 13 species including Dwarf Sperm Whale, Fraser’s Dolphins and Cuvier’sBlainville’s and Deraniyagala’s Beaked Whales.

Maldives, 2017: Chas Anderson, 12 days & 13 species including Rough-toothed DolphinsDwarf Sperm WhalePygmy Killer Whale and Deraniyagala’s Beaked Whale.

Maldives, 2016: Chas Anderson, 12 days & 12 species including Fraser’s Dolphins and Dwarf Sperm Whales.

Maldives, April 2016: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 12 days and 12+ species including Longman’s and Blainville’s Beaked Whales and Dwarf Sperm Whales.

Maldives, October 2015: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 12 days and 12+ species including Rough-toothed Dolphins, Dwarf Sperm Whales and a probable Longman’s Beaked Whale.

Maldives, April 2015: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 12 days and 9+ species including Rough-toothed Dolphins and Dwarf Sperm Whales.

Maldives, Nov 2014: The Whale and Dolphin Company, 12 days and 11+ species including Pygmy Killer Whales, Fraser’s Dolphins and Dwarf Sperm Whales.

Also See

This 2012 paper from Chas  Anderson is a useful summary of the 23 cetaceans known from the area, including 5 species of beaked whale. 

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