Spinner dolphins

A sperm whale is seen swimming on the Indian Ocean surface during the Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise expedition at the Saya de Malha Bank within the Mascarene plateau, Mauritius March 14, 2021. Picture taken with a drone March 14, 2021. REUTERS/Christophe Van Der Perre
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Whale sightings aid quest to protect wildlife in Indian Ocean oasis

The scientists are on a monthlong quest to document whales and other marine mammals living around the Mascarene Plateau, hoping to bolster arguments for protecting the remote 2,000-km underwater...