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March… the beginning of the spring… an exciting month in Futurismo as is
when the baleen whale season stars for us; so far only fin whales have paid us
a visit and some blue whales were already sighted by our lookouts! So, they are
close…
when the baleen whale season stars for us; so far only fin whales have paid us
a visit and some blue whales were already sighted by our lookouts! So, they are
close…
This march we have gone a total of 17 days out to the ocean and
specially in the second half of the month, the beginning were some really
‘stormy’ days.
specially in the second half of the month, the beginning were some really
‘stormy’ days.
A total of 6 species have been seen by our boats, including of course
the resident ones (sperm whales, common, bottlenose and Risso’s dolphins), the
lovely false killer whales and of course the fin whales!
the resident ones (sperm whales, common, bottlenose and Risso’s dolphins), the
lovely false killer whales and of course the fin whales!
|
Species
|
Sighting frequency
|
Golfinho comum | Common dolphin 100%
Roaz corvineiro | Bottlenose
dolphin 76%
dolphin 76%
Baleia comum | Fin whale 47%
Golfinho de Risso | Risso’s
dolphin 18%
dolphin 18%
Falsa orca | False killer whale 6%
Cachalote | Sperm whale 6%
We hope April comes with better weather and with many many whales!
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
