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Today we had a day of different marine life. We started the morning with common dolphins (including our friend Victor with a flopped dorsal fin) and bottlenose dolphins, and in the afternoon we resighted the two dolphins species and we also got to see Blainville’s beaked whales. The beaked whales were 3 adults, and they were very calm on the surface and spend more time then usual on the surface making them easy to see and enjoy. Watching beaked whales is always a true gift from the ocean. Throughout the day we saw 15 loggerhead turtles with triggerfish and pilot fish around, lots of mauve stingers and salps, Portuguese man-o-wars, lots of small fish jumping, Cory’s shearwaters and yellowlegged gulls, a few sharks and an ocean sunfish. Who could wish for more?
Video of the Blainville’s beaked whales
Photos from the morning:
Bottlenose dolphin
Its beautiful to see the smile dolphins put on our face
One out of 15 loggerhead turtles
Turtlefood! Mauve stinger
Lots of mauve stingers
Common dolphin
Our skipper picking up a Portuguese man-o-war
Plastic is a big threat to marine life
Photos from the afternoon:
Watching dolphins
Watching dolphins
Watching dolphins or watching humans?
Bottlenose dolphin
Bottlenose dolphin
Blainville’s beaked whale
Blainville’s beaked whale
All 3 Blainville’s beaked whales
Hello Victor!
Common dolphin
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
