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Reachwhales

inWrangel

MarkCarwardine,travel

writer,presenter,wildlife

expertandtourguide

WrangelIsland.It’s

mynewfavouriteplace.I’vejust

returnedfrommythirdtripthere

andalreadycan’twaittogoback.

It’slikeSvalbardonspeed.Ithas

manymorepolarbearsthanI

haveseenanywhereelseinthe

Arctic,literallyhundredsofwhales

(wesawabout 250 humpbacks,

bowheadsandgreysinasingle

afternoon),muskox,walruses

galore, superb seabird colonies,

and so much more. It’s in the

RussianFarEast-563kmnorthof

theArcticCircleandlyingastride

the180°meridian.

http://www.markcarwardine.com

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Seethresher

sharksget

acleaninthePhilippines

MonadShoalisanunderwater

islandaccessiblefromMalapascua

Island.Itisthetopdivesiteinthe

worldforseeingthreshersharks,

astheycomeheremostmornings

tovisitthecleanerstations.Here

thethresherswillcirclewhilean

arrayofother…ishdartouttoclean

them.Itisafascinatingandspecial

interactionthatcansometimes

bemadeevenmoreincredibleby

visitingmantarays,hammerheads

andevenwhalesharks.

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Spotleopards

bywatchingfor

bateleureagles

MikeUnwin,author,

BradtTravelGuide:

SouthernAfrican

Wildlife

Bateleureaglesarelow-…lying

scavengers.Theyoftenspota

leopardkillhoistedintoatreethat

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