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Sperm whales and four species of dolphins accompanied us today on the sea. In the morning we waited long in an area of whales but we didn’t see them, but we had playful spotted dolphins and common dolphins mixed with striped dolphins. In the afternoon we managed to see the sperm whales, at one time we had at least six whales in the area, but we stayed closer to two of them that fluked nicely. We left the whales to see some dolphins but our skipper saw two more sperm whales on the surface and we stayed and enjoyed their company before they fluked together (see video below). Then it was time to go to the dolphins, we started with very graceful bottlenose dolphins and later on a group of common dolphins feeding.
Video of two sperm whales fluking together, filmed by Ida Eriksson
Photos from the morning:
Spotted dolphins, juvenile (without spots) and an adult
Atlantic spotted dolphin mother and calf
Watching the spotted dolphins
A playful common dolphins
Common dolphin swimming sideways to look up at us
A beautiful day aboard our catamaran
Common dolphin checking our catamaran “Cetus” and our clients
Common dolphins – mother and calf
A typical local fishing boat
Leaving our catamaran “Cetus” after a lovely morning on the water
Back at our shop explaining more about our sightings
Photos from the afternoon:
Sperm whale logging alongside calf
Sperm whale fluke with calf
Adult Sperm whale fluke
Sperm whale without dorsal fin
2 sperm whales fluking side by side
Bottlenose dolphin just before a jump
Common dolphin leaping out of the waves
A common dolphin in the wonderful Atlantic ocean
Common dolphins with Vila Franca Islet behind
Vila Franca Islet
Goldlines and seabream in Vila Franca Islet during our Full Day Tour
Watching the islet from our catamaran
Azorean buzzard flying over Vila Franca Islet
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
