Animals in Oman: What You Can Spot, Learn, and Collect
Oman wildlife guide: nesting green turtles at Ras Al Jinz, Arabian leopards in Dhofar, humpback whales and dolphins off Muscat, Daymaniyat whale sharks and oryx.
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Oman is the most wildlife-rich country on the Arabian peninsula. Green turtles nest every night of the year at Ras Al Jinz, and Masirah Island has the world's largest loggerhead nesting beach; the Daymaniyat Islands off Muscat have whale sharks, turtles and reef fish; Muscat's bays hold spinner dolphins and an isolated, non-migrating population of humpback whales; and the Dhofar mountains in the south are the last stronghold of the Arabian leopard, with Nubian ibex, hyrax and striped hyenas on the same cliffs. Arabian oryx roam the Al Wusta reserve.
Oman has mountains that reach 3,000 metres, a monsoon-green corner at Salalah, 3,000 kilometres of coast and the edge of the Empty Quarter, and the animals follow that variety. The coast is the easy part: Ras Al Jinz turtle reserve near Sur runs guided night and dawn walks to watch green turtles lay and hatchlings run to the sea, the Daymaniyat Islands north of Muscat are the best snorkelling in the Gulf region, and dolphin boats leave Muscat marina every morning.
Inland is harder and more rewarding. Jabal Samhan in Dhofar holds a few dozen Arabian leopards, almost never seen but camera-trapped regularly, with ibex, hyrax, hyenas and Arabian wolves sharing the escarpment. Wadis in the Hajar mountains have Arabian tahr, and the gravel plains of Al Wusta have reintroduced oryx.
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The Arabian Sea humpback whales off Oman are the only population in the world that does not migrate, isolated for tens of thousands of years, and there are fewer than 100 of them. Oman's coast is their whole world.
Ras Al Jinz is one of the few places where turtle nesting is managed for tourism properly, with limited numbers and red lights, and visiting there supports the model. The Arabian leopard, with perhaps 200 left in the wild, depends on Dhofar's cliffs.
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Hewan untuk di-spot
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Green Sea TurtleC
Ras Al Jinz turtle reserve east of Sur has nesting every night of the year, with guided walks at 9pm and dawn; peak season sees dozens of females on the beach at once.
Catatan spotting: Guaranteed on the guided walks; June to September is peak.
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Loggerhead Sea TurtleC
Masirah Island hosts the largest loggerhead nesting population on earth, tens of thousands of nests a year on its eastern beaches.
Catatan spotting: Nesting April to August on Masirah; needs a ferry and a local guide.
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Hawksbill Sea TurtleC
Nests on the Daymaniyat Islands in spring and feeds on the reefs there and at Bandar Khayran near Muscat.
Catatan spotting: Regular for snorkellers at the Daymaniyats.
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Humpback WhaleA
The Arabian Sea population lives year-round off the Oman coast between Masirah and Dhofar, and is occasionally seen from Muscat dolphin boats.
Catatan spotting: Rare and precious; the Hallaniyat Islands and Masirah give the best chance.
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Spinner DolphinA
Big pods feed off Muscat every morning and the boats from Bandar Al Rowdha and Al Mouj find them within half an hour.
Catatan spotting: Near-daily on Muscat dolphin trips.
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Whale SharkA
Gathers around the Daymaniyat Islands and Fahal Island off Muscat in late summer and autumn when the plankton blooms.
Catatan spotting: Seasonal, August to October at the Daymaniyats.
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LeopardB
The Arabian leopard, the smallest and rarest leopard, survives in Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve above Mirbat in Dhofar, where camera traps record a few dozen animals.
Catatan spotting: Almost never seen in the wild; scrapes and camera-trap photos are the realistic record.
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Arabian OryxB
Reintroduced to the Al Wusta Wildlife Reserve on the Jiddat al-Harasis gravel plain, where the herds are kept in large fenced enclosures after poaching losses.
Catatan spotting: Reliable at Al Wusta with permission from the reserve.
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Nubian IbexC
Lives on the Dhofar escarpment and in Jabal Samhan, and a separate population in the Hajar mountains, descending to wadi pools at dawn.
Catatan spotting: Uncommon; dawn in the Jabal Samhan wadis.
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CaracalB
Hunts rodents and birds in the Hajar and Dhofar mountains and is sometimes seen on night drives in Jabal Samhan.
Catatan spotting: Rare; camera traps and night drives.
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Striped HyenaB
Scavenges around Dhofar villages and the escarpment at night and is the most common large carnivore in Jabal Samhan.
Catatan spotting: Uncommon but regular on night drives in Dhofar.
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Rock HyraxD
Colonies sun themselves on the boulders of the Dhofar escarpment around Wadi Darbat and Jabal Samhan.
Catatan spotting: Common in Dhofar on sunny mornings.
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Spiny-tailed LizardC
Dhub lizards bask at burrow mouths on the gravel plains between Muscat and Sur and along the Al Wusta road.
Catatan spotting: Common on warm mornings on gravel plains.
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Greater FlamingoC
Flocks feed in the Barr Al Hikman and Masirah channel mudflats, one of the most important wader sites in the Middle East, and in the Salalah khawrs.
Catatan spotting: Common in winter at Barr Al Hikman and the Salalah lagoons.
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- Turtle watchers at Ras Al Jinz, the most reliable nesting site in the region.
- Snorkellers and divers at the Daymaniyat Islands and Bandar Khayran.
- Dolphin and whale watchers out of Muscat.
- Mountain and desert travellers heading to Dhofar's leopard country or the Al Wusta oryx reserve.
Tips spotting
Tips ini dibuat agar halaman ini benar-benar berguna di lapangan, bukan hanya enak dibaca di layar.
- 01Book Ras Al Jinz walks in advance and choose the dawn slot; the light is better, the crowd smaller, and hatchlings are often still running.
- 02Daymaniyat trips run from Al Mouj marina and Seeb; the islands are closed for seabird nesting from May to October, but snorkelling around them continues.
- 03In Dhofar, drive the Jabal Samhan plateau at dusk and dawn with a local guide; hyenas, foxes and hyraxes are realistic, the leopard is not.
- 04Barr Al Hikman is best in winter at rising tide; it is remote, so take a 4x4 and plenty of water.
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What wildlife is there in Oman?
Green, loggerhead and hawksbill turtles nesting on the coast, humpback whales, spinner dolphins and whale sharks offshore, reef fish around the Daymaniyat Islands, and in the mountains the Arabian leopard, Nubian ibex, Arabian tahr, caracal, striped hyena and rock hyrax. Arabian oryx live in the Al Wusta reserve and flamingos and waders fill the coastal lagoons.
What animals can be found in Oman?
About 80 mammal species including the rarest leopard in the world, over 500 bird species, five species of sea turtle and some 20 whale and dolphin species. Realistic sightings are turtles, dolphins, dhub lizards, hyraxes, camels and the migrant birds of the Salalah lagoons.
When is the best time to see turtles in Oman?
Green turtles nest at Ras Al Jinz all year, with the heaviest nesting from June to September, and hatchlings emerge about two months after laying. Loggerheads on Masirah nest from April to August.
Can you see Arabian leopards in Oman?
Realistically no. Jabal Samhan in Dhofar holds a few dozen, the largest wild population left, but they are nocturnal and extremely wary; visitors see tracks and scrapes, and the camera-trap images at the reserve. Supporting the Dhofar conservation work is the useful outcome.
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