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Dolphins
Dolphins are seen around the East Coast however sightings cannot be
guaranteed. We have taken lots of video footage and have still shots
from customers and ourselves.
Please see the
gallery page and links on the home page.
May
2008
Flying Fish
Flying Fish are also
commonly seen around the East Coast.
Mediterranean flying
fish - Cheilopogon heterurus :
They can grow to a
maximum 40cm long,
can fly over long distances (40m) and it is thought that this is to
avoid danger. This flying fish is not commercially exploited although
it is very good to eat. They spawn in the summer months with eggs with
filaments over the surface of the water.
Turtles
Both Green and
Loggerhead Turtles can be seen in the waters around the East Coast.
Green Turtle
It
takes its name from the greenish colour of its fat. It is large and
heavy, usually about 0.7-1.0m in shell length and 90-140kg in weight.
Its upper shell is wide and smooth, with an overall brown or slightly
greenish colouring. It mainly feeds on marine grasses and it sometimes
emerges onto land to bask in the sun.
Loggerhead Turtle
It
is a large turtle similar to the Green Turtle, with a relatively larger
head. Its colour is reddish brown, attaining a shell length of about
0.7-2.1m. It usually weighs about 135kg. It is carniverous and nests on
the beaches of Northern Cyprus
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Bookings & availability, contact us via email,
any tour office in Pernera
/ Protaras, or call us
direct on ++357 96596938
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