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A couple of facts :D

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• Tigers and other big cats are able to mimic other animals, tigers in specific mimic deer, bear, cattle and monkeys and the South American Margay can mimic the call of baby monkeys to lore adults. Deer, cattle, camel and goats are more closely related to dolphins and whales then they are with horses. .

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The Ross Sea – the Last Intact Marine Ecosystem on Earth – and I

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Six species of baleen whales (the most abundant – Minke , also Blue , Fin , Humpback , Sei and Dwarf Minke ) have been recorded in the Ross Sea region, together with six species of toothed whales (the most abundant – Orca , also Sperm , Arnoux’s Beaked , Southern Bottlenose , Long-finned Pilot Whales and Hourglass Dolphin ).

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Wild Sri Lanka

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No doubt, the big five of Sri Lanka include the biggest of the big ever – the Blue Whale , followed by Sperm Whale , Asian Elephant , Leopard and Sloth Bear. Blue Whale – 80%, Sperm Whale on 1 in 3 trips, Asian Elephant 100%, Leopard on 1 in 2 game drives, Sloth Bear on 1 in 3 game drives.

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