01 ka 05
Amanxantathu Awase-Ocean
Njengoba ubude obuphakathi kwamamitha angu-32/10, ama-whale sharks yizinhlanzi ezinkulu emhlabeni wonke. Ukubhukuda eceleni kwesinye isikhathi sokuqala (futhi impela, njalo emva kwalokho) kuyisibonelo sokuthobeka, futhi okuzohlala nawe impilo yakho yonke. Naphezu kobukhulu bawo obukhulu, ama-shark sharks adla nge-plankton futhi akakho isongo kubantu. Ziyinto enhle kakhulu, isikhumba sabo esibhakabhaka se-navy sihlakazekile nge-constellation yamabala amhlophe akhanyayo. Ngeshwa, zibuye zengozini kakhulu, nabantu abaningi emhlabeni jikelele obhidlizwe ukudoba ngokweqile, ukudoba okungozini kanye nemigodi ebulalayo. Ngakho-ke, ukubhekana nesimo se-whale shark endaweni engokwemvelo kuyilungelo elingempela, futhi kulesi sihloko, sibheka izindawo ezinhle kakhulu e-Afrika ngokwenza kanjalo.
I-NB: Uma ubhalela ukuhlangana kwakho kwe-whale shark, qiniseka ukuthi ukhetha umqhubi wezinkambiso ezinemvelaphi yolondolozo kanye neziqondiso eziqinile zokusebenzisana no-shark. Ushaka lwamawhale luphazanyiswa kalula yikuba khona kwethu, futhi akufanele neze kuthintwe, ukuxoshwa noma okunye ukuhlukunyezwa.
02 ka 05
I-Tofo Beach, e-Mozambique
I-Tofo Beach yaseMozambique iyaziwa njengenhloko ye-whale shark e-Afrika, futhi ngesizathu esihle. Umzana odwebayo wokudoba nokudilika otholakale emaphethelweni angasese esiFundazweni sase-Inhambane enhle, iTofo yindawo yabantu abahlala khona abashaka be-whale, okwenza ukuhlangana konyaka kube khona. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi esihle sokuvakashela iTofo siphakathi kuka- Okthoba nangoMashi , lapho izimbali ze-plankton zivuselela ama-shark amaningi e-whale sharks abamba abantu abangaba ngu-50. I-Tofo iyindawo yokuhlala ezindaweni eziningana zokuhambisa (kufaka phakathi i-Tofo Scuba ne-Peri-Peri Divers), konke okunikezelayo ukuhambisa ama-whale shark snorkelling. Ukudla okuningi kudonsa elinye uhlobo lwezinhlobo zamabhakede, i-manta ray; kuyilapho labo abavakashela ngaphandle kwesikhathi (ngoJuni-Okthoba) bangalindela ukubona ukufuduka kwamahale e-East Africa.
03 ka 05
Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti
Ebuswe yi-Eritrea, e-Ethiopia naseSomalia, isizwe esincane sase-East Africa sase Djibouti singenye yezindawo ezincane eziyaziwayokazikazikazikazi. Kodwa-ke, phakathi kukaNovemba noFebruwari , ingenye yezindawo zika-Premier whale shark - ngenxa yezimbali ezinjenge-plankton eGulf of Tadjoura. Ngalesi sikhathi, u-sharks oshayayo osuka ohlangothini bafika ukuze basebenzise inzuzo yezinkathi zonyaka, futhi ngokushisa kwamazinga angama-86ºF / 30ºC, akukho mkhawulo wesikhathi ongasichitha emanzini. Izinsizakalo ezinhlanu zePADI Dive Dive Center zeDolphin zinikeza izinkambo ze-whale shark ze-snorkelling, ezingahlanganiswa nezinye izinkambo. Kwabalandeli be-scuba, lokhu kufaka phakathi uhambo oluya eLa Faille, umklomelo ophakathi kwama-tectoniki ase-Afrika nase-Somaliya; kuyilapho imisebenzi yasemhlabeni ihlanganisa ukuhambela i-super-saline i-Lake Assal, indawo ephansi kunazo zonke e-Afrika.
04 ka 05
I-Mafia Island, Tanzania
Indawo ephakathi komngcele neKenya enyakatho neMozambique eningizimu, iMafia Island iyi-hotspot yokucwaninga kwe-whale shark. Njalo ngonyaka phakathi kuka- Okthoba no-March , lesi siqhingi sinezinhlanganisela ezihlala isikhathi eside ezinamahlumela e-whale shark, okubona amaqembu oshaka edla ngokuphakama okukhulu kwe-plankton. Iningi lalaba basilisa abesilisa ngokobulili abangaba ngamamitha angu-8/8 ngamaphesenti angaphansi noma angaphansi, futhi bangabhekana nohambo lwezinsuku zomzuzu nomunye opharetha wendawo Kitu Kiblu. Kulabo abafuna ukuzibandakanya nokulondolozwa kwe-whale shark, i-Kitu Kiblu iphinde inikeze uhlelo lwe-internship oluvumela amalungu omphakathi ukuba ahlanganyele ekuqhubeni umsebenzi wokwazisa isithombe se-whale shark. Labo abavakashela ekuqaleni kwenkathi nabo bangase babone imikhomo ye-humpback futhi baqhekeze izinhlanzi zasolwandle.
05 ka 05
Nosy Be, Madagascar
Njengoba ihlelwe eceleni kolwandle olusenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeMadagascar, i-Nosy Be ingenye yezindawo ezivelele kunazo zonke zesizwe. Kuyaziwa kakhulu nge-diving yayo ephawulekayo, amabhishi angazange atholakale kanye nezindawo zokubhuka ze-upscale; kodwa phakathi kuka- Okthoba noDisemba, kuyipharadesi le-whale shark. Esikhathini sonyaka, ukubonwa kwemibono sekuqinisekisiwe, kanti abanye abasebenzisa indawo abahlinzeka ngamaphesenti angama-95% impumelelo. Noma kunjalo, kuncane kakhulu okwamanje okwaziwa ngabantu bakaNosy Be's whale shark - kodwa uMnyango weMadagascar Whale Shark osanda kumiswa uhlose ukuguqula lokho. Kuze kube manje, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi inani lamaphekula e-whale ahambela eMadagascar amanzi akhula minyaka yonke - ngokungafani nokuncipha kwamanye ama-hotspots. Inkathi ye-Whale shark iphinde ikhathele isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokubona imisebe ye-manta, ama-humpback amawhales kanye nemikhomo ka-Bryde.