Futurismo Biologists TeamAfter our last days at sea, our team had a good feeling about the day and soon enough they were confirmed! Our lookouts said from the start that he hadn’t seen any dolphins but the sea was covered with blows. After almost an hour travelling, we came across the animals our lookouts told us to go after.
At a distance we already could spot different blows and tail throwing from Sperm Whales and we approached two juveniles as they were swimming along side each other and probably waited for the mother. They were very curious towards us and they got even more excited when their family came to the surface.
By the end of the observation, we counted more than 10 sperm whales around us, socializing and just hanging around that area while the adult sperm whales were feeding on the deep.
After a few minutes of being with the pod of sperm whales we left them as our lookouts told us to go even further away from the island to check some bigger blows! And bigger indeed. Two fin whales at this time of the year, most likely headed to the breeding grounds, South of here. They were travelling very fast and just breathing once between each dive.
After we decided to see the whales one more time, they appeared and one showed the tail! A very unusual thing for a fin whale to do and we had the good fortune to witness that. All of our guests were thrilled to see that tail and the crew was even more excited!
One more proof that Winter is just as fun as the Summer!
Futurismo Biologists Team
Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
