Sri
Lanka is probably the best destination for whale watching, both blue
whales and sperm whales. Particularly Blue Whale watching can be done
all year around. There is a resident population of blue whales in Sri
Lanka; though they are few in number and hard to spot one can always get
lucky under the right weather and the sea conditions.
Blue
Whales are shy but elegant creatures and the largest mammal in the
whole planet. Best time to go whale watching is from November to April
which is the blue whale season. January to March is the peak season.
Blue
whales migrate through Arabian Sea from the Bay of Bengal. Blue whales
feed on krill, though they also take small numbers of cope pods. An
adult blue whale normally eats up to 40 million krill in a day.
The
best places in Sri Lanka for blue whale watching are Mirissa and
Trincomalee where during March to April blue whales come as close as the
Trincomalee harbor.
It may intrigue
oneself the small fish clinging to the tail part of the blue whale; they
are called Remora fish also called a suckerfish about 3ft long.
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