azwhalesToday we had a really special day in the sea; the highlight is that today something unusual happened; the krill (main diet of fin and blue whales) was at surface of the ocean; making the fin whales very active on the surface of the ocean; mouth open, whales passing very close to our boat… amazing show and rare in here. We were able to collect some samples of krill and of whale poo for our researches.
Bottlenose dolphins also were around, as with the krill we had also fish,
something magical!
In the afternoon we also saw a shy humpback whale together with the whales
A memorable day in Sao Miguel island for baleen whales
Photos by David Rodrigues & Mariana Silva
Krill data
Fin whale feeding & krill jumping out of the water
Fin whale next to a bottlenose dolphin
Humpback whale diving
Fin whale
Bottlenose Dolphin Belly
Bottlenose Dolphins mating
Bottlenose Dolphin Jumping
Fin Whale with Bottlenose Dolphin
Fin Whale Belly
Bottlenose dolphins
Bottlenose dolphins
Fin whale tail
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
