The Maldivian night nature is not only about looking at the starry sky, across which stretches the silvery band of the majestic Milky Way. Surprisingly,
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The starry sky above the Maldives invites you to look at the Milky Way, captivating star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, planets or even the faint light from the Solar System—the Zodiacal Light (read our previous blog posts). And not just that. Sometimes, a brighter or even very bright comets can appear in the Maldivian night sky for a while, typically for only several days to weeks. How to find them and enjoy from Maldivian Islands? Continue reading the fifth part of the series about gems of Maldivian sky, written by Petr Horálek
The Maldives is my biggest dream come true. Everywhere, when you see “pictures of this paradise,” all you can let out is an oooh, and
Although the island is small, players of the World’s popular Pokémon GO game will find a genuinely bountiful harvest here. Over several years, 12 PokéStops and 5 Pokémon Gyms have been set up in less than 1 km2. These cover almost all places of historical and cultural interest.
Just by looking at Thoddoo island from a plane or drone, any visitor must notice that this island is different from other Maldivian islands. It is not part of a chain of islands of varying sizes surrounding an inner lagoon.
It stands alone and its geological structure is rather different. This is probably why – unlike other Maldivian atolls – Thoddoo has plenty of drinking water for farming and palms.
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You may have asked yourself: Does this island nation even need postage stamps? How do postal services work here? If you’ve ever tried to send a letter or a parcel to the Maldives, you’ll agree that these services are poorly developed here. Even sending a postcard from the Maldives can be an almost superhuman feat – you can buy a postcard, but you can only get a stamp for it from a vendor by chance, and they are perhaps only available in the capital Malé.
Nevertheless, there is a post office in the Maldives and Maldivian stamps have been issued there since 1906!
The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish who live among or in close relationship with coral reefs.
The starry sky above the Maldives invites you to look at the Milky Way, captivating star clusters, nebulae, galaxies or even the faint light from the Solar System—the Zodiacal Light (read our previous blog posts). But there are also much brighter objects that can really surprise you with their brilliance. In addition to the well-known cosmic neighbor—the Moon—these are the planets of the Solar System itself. When and where to look for them? Continue reading the fourth part of the series about gems of Maldivian sky, written by Petr Horálek
Although you can see several species of birds on Thoddoo Island, don’t expect the king of the sky to be a representative of the bird kingdom! It is a mammal, the “Indian Flying Fox” (Pteropus giganteus). It is one of the largest aircraft in the world, 0.6-1.6 kg at maturity, measuring only 15-22 cm long, but with a respectable wingspan. It is one of the world’s largest species of flycatcher, weighing about 1.2-1.5 m.
The Indian Flying Fox includes four subspecies: Pteropus giganteus giganteus, Pteropus giganteus leucocephalus, Pteropus giganteus ariel and Pteropus giganteus chinghaiensis
Which one lives in Thoddoo? It appears to be a subspecies of Pteropus giganteus ariel. Pteropus hypomelanus has also been described in the Maldives but is an endangered species in this area.
(Source: Wikipedia)
