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Whale Watching in Costa Del Sol, Spain

There is an incredibly varied marine population bordering the waters of the Costa Del Sol and most, if not all, of the larger towns and tourist hotspots have some form of whale watching tours on offer, most at excellent and very affordable rates. According to a recent study by the University of Seville, 15 species of cetaceans - whales, dolphins and porpoises - are to be found in waters surrounding the Costa Del Sol. Two of them, the Striped dolphin and the Harbour porpoise are officially considered in danger of extinction. The latter has disappeared from much of the Mediterranean and now found only in the Black Sea and in the Bay of Cádiz. Common and Bottlenose dolphins live near the coast and also further out at sea. Sperm whales, Cuvier's Beaked whales, Risso's dolphins and Long-finned Pilot whales are found past the continental shelf, where they hunt for squid at depths of around 3,000m. Orcas arrive from the Atlantic in search of tuna, their main prey in the area. Of the large filtering species, Fin whales are the most commonly seen, and indeed seem to be making a comeback in the region. Other great whales are present although rarely seen and they include Minke whales and even Humpback and Blue whales.