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Today was the day of the Risso’s dolphins in São Miguel. We
had a large group of at least 30 Risso’s dolphins together, seen throughout the
day and within close proximity of our boats. Usually the Risso’s dolphins here
are quite shy around boats, but not today! In the morning they seemed to be
socialising, almost jumping out of the water and in the afternoon they were
grouping up but very calm and seemed to be resting. We also encountered fin whales during the morning tour: a mother and baby pair. They were surfacing
frequently and we got to see them really well, to the delight of our
passengers. In the morning we also had a boat of for swimming with the
bottlenose dolphins, adding a third species to our list of sightings for the
day.
had a large group of at least 30 Risso’s dolphins together, seen throughout the
day and within close proximity of our boats. Usually the Risso’s dolphins here
are quite shy around boats, but not today! In the morning they seemed to be
socialising, almost jumping out of the water and in the afternoon they were
grouping up but very calm and seemed to be resting. We also encountered fin whales during the morning tour: a mother and baby pair. They were surfacing
frequently and we got to see them really well, to the delight of our
passengers. In the morning we also had a boat of for swimming with the
bottlenose dolphins, adding a third species to our list of sightings for the
day.
Photos by David Rodrigues
Whale watching tour
Seeing a Fin whale from aboard our zodiac boat
Risso’s dolphins
Whale watching tour from aboard our catamaran
Common dolphin
Fin Whale
Risso dolphin
Fin whale
Risso’s dolphins
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
