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Today, despite a rough sea, we had great whale watching and swimming tours during the morning and afternoon. In the morning we saw nice pods of common dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins surfing the waves. In morning we also had time to see a female sperm whale.
During the afternoon again we had fun pods of Atlantic spotted dolphins and bottlenose dolphins and we had a quick look at 3 beaked whales (in a group). On the way back the people on the catamaran also saw a small hammerhead shark.
Photos from the morning:
Atlantic spotted dolphin leaping out of a wave
Common dolphin
One of our boats – Song of Whales
Approaching Vila Franca Islet for our coastal ride back to base
Observing Vila Franca Islet
Photos from the afternoon:
Bottlenose dolphins
Beaked whale – a rare glimpse
One of our zodiac boats
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Atlantic spotted dolphins – spotted adult and spotless juvenile
Atlantic spotted dolphin
Atlantic spotted dolphin to the west of the island
Spotted dolphin racing our catamaran
Spotted dolphin flying like a bird
Sperm Whale dorsal fin on a very choppy sea
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Equipa de Biólogos da Futurismo
Sandrina Rodrigues
