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Marine Life of Qatar: Bottlenose Dolphins, Green Turtles, and Sea Snakes

Discover the fascinating marine life of Qatar, featuring the Common Bottlenose Dolphin, known for its friendly appearance and pronounced beak, commonly found in inshore waters. Explore the habitat of Green Turtles, which thrive in shallow coastal areas rich in seagrass and migrate between feeding and nesting grounds. Learn about the intriguing sea snakes, related to cobras, whose venom is highly toxic but pose little threat to humans, as no sea snake bites have been recorded in Qatar.

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Marine Life of Qatar: Bottlenose Dolphins, Green Turtles, and Sea Snakes

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  1. Bottlenose Dolphins The one most often seen in Qatar, as it inhabits inshore waters, is the Common Bottlenose Dolphin, easily recognisable from its pronounced beak and friendly-looking 'grin‘..

  2. Green Turtles One of the most common reptiles in Qatar are the Green Turtles. Mature turtles spend most of their time in shallow, coastal waters with lush seagrass beds. Adults frequent inshore bays, lagoons and shoals with lush seagrass meadows. Entire generations often migrate between one pair of feeding and nesting areas.  

  3. Sea Snakes Sea snakes are related to cobras and their poison is far more toxic than that of any local terrestrial snake, but they are not aggressive and no incident of sea snake bite has ever been recorded in Qatar..

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