Saya de Malha: A Hidden Treasure of Whales and Dolphins in the Indian Ocean

Scientists surveyed the waters around Saya de Malha, a vast submerged bank hundreds of kilometers off the coast of East Africa. Cetaceans (whales and dolphins) had not been surveyed there before—but the team found 12 species, including orcas and sperm whales, and spinner, striped and bottlenose dolphins.