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We spent today in the company of a group of sperm whales. It is a group of several females and
young sperm whales that we have been seeing since at least 2010 and it has
become our second most encountered sperm whale group here.
young sperm whales that we have been seeing since at least 2010 and it has
become our second most encountered sperm whale group here.
In the morning we
encountered and photographed 3 different adults: one we call
“Lobtail”, another we call ” Elsemiek” and finally
“Angel” who we saw together with a calf. In the afternoon we
re-encountered Angel with the calf as well as Elsemiek again. Throughout the
day we could enjoy seeing their tails as they went on their deep feeding dives.
As well as the whales we also encountered dolphins today.
Photos by Carine Zimmermann
encountered and photographed 3 different adults: one we call
“Lobtail”, another we call ” Elsemiek” and finally
“Angel” who we saw together with a calf. In the afternoon we
re-encountered Angel with the calf as well as Elsemiek again. Throughout the
day we could enjoy seeing their tails as they went on their deep feeding dives.
As well as the whales we also encountered dolphins today.
Photos by Carine Zimmermann
Sperm whale “Angel” with calf morning and afternoon
Baby Common Dolphin leaping
Atlantic Spotted dolphin juveniles
Sperm whale “Elsemiek” fluking morning once and afternoon twice
Sperm whale “Lobtail” fluking morning
Manx Shearwater
In the morning we had
a lot of Atlantic spotted dolphins spread out over a large area and they even
approached one of the sperm whales that we were watching. We also briefly
encountered some common dolphins in the morning and from one of our boats a
group of bottlenose dolphins was seen.
a lot of Atlantic spotted dolphins spread out over a large area and they even
approached one of the sperm whales that we were watching. We also briefly
encountered some common dolphins in the morning and from one of our boats a
group of bottlenose dolphins was seen.
Photos by Mariana Silva
Atlantic spotted dolphins
Common dolphin
Spotted dolphins
The dolphins seen during the afternoon
tour were common dolphins, meaning that everyone got to see both whales and
dophins today.
tour were common dolphins, meaning that everyone got to see both whales and
dophins today.
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
