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Our lookout was guiding us to an area far away yesterday but it was worth every mile we
went out. Both in the morning and the afternoon we managed to find sperm whales in
calm water. In the morning they were separated in small groups of mothers
and calves, but several were to be seen in a short period of time coming and going
for shallow dives. We managed to see one tail, relatively close to oursmall boat. In
the afternoon the sperm whales were socialising so we could see them close
to each other, with a total of around 8 individuals, among them also calves. On both
trips we spent some time with dolphins around our boats. In the mornig we had
the Atlantic spotted dolphins close and the common dolphins were visible in the
distance. The common dolphins were showing their nice colourful
pattern next to our boats in the afternoon. We could see some leaps in the
distance of the Atlantic spotted dolphins while making our long way of 20 miles
from Ponta Delgada.
went out. Both in the morning and the afternoon we managed to find sperm whales in
calm water. In the morning they were separated in small groups of mothers
and calves, but several were to be seen in a short period of time coming and going
for shallow dives. We managed to see one tail, relatively close to oursmall boat. In
the afternoon the sperm whales were socialising so we could see them close
to each other, with a total of around 8 individuals, among them also calves. On both
trips we spent some time with dolphins around our boats. In the mornig we had
the Atlantic spotted dolphins close and the common dolphins were visible in the
distance. The common dolphins were showing their nice colourful
pattern next to our boats in the afternoon. We could see some leaps in the
distance of the Atlantic spotted dolphins while making our long way of 20 miles
from Ponta Delgada.
Photos from today:
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| Atlantic Spotted Dolphins |
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| Sperm whale adult and calf |
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| Swimming with common dolphins |
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| Sperm Whale Tale |
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
