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Bat Island: Big Scare, Gran Susto
★★★★★
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Bat Islands are considered one of the best bull shark dive sites (Apr - Nov). But only advanced certified divers are allowed due to the depths. “The Big Scare“ is most famous for the chances of seeing the Bull sharks, although during the dive we can also encounter different types of rays including oceanic mantas.
The Bat Islands (Murcielago Archipelago) belong to the National Park of Santa Rosa, that include a protected marine area with a great diversity of marine life.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
iStock/HakBak1979
223 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
1
A
7
M
21
J
32
J
65
A
53
S
33
O
5
N
5
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
109 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
15
J
9
J
35
A
23
S
11
O
3
N
3
D
2
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
47 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
9
J
14
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
1
N
6
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
33 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
18
A
7
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
41 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
15
S
5
O
0
N
1
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
39 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
17
A
15
S
3
O
1
N
2
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
36 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
14
A
12
S
3
O
0
N
4
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
34 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
16
A
6
S
6
O
0
N
4
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
AdobeStock_Vladimir Wrangel
Boxfish
28 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
13
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
1
