Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago Lives Up To Those Travel Brochure Cliches

The archipelago's animal species read like a zoologist's directory: whales, marine turtles, rays and dolphins. (Although dugongs feature prominently in promotional literature, spotting them is rare; these creatures are threatened with extinction from fishing nets and hunting.) According to the WWF, the park's coral reefs, waters and seagrass beds support more than 2000 species of fish, four whale and five dolphin species, and 20 varieties of crustaceans. More than 260 bird species have been recorded in the archipelago.