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We were
back to the sea today! We started the day with a group of bottlenose dolphin;
they were really calm approaching to the boat several times. The clients could
appreciate the size of the animals when they came close to the boat, bottlenose
dolphins can grow up to 4 meters!
back to the sea today! We started the day with a group of bottlenose dolphin;
they were really calm approaching to the boat several times. The clients could
appreciate the size of the animals when they came close to the boat, bottlenose
dolphins can grow up to 4 meters!
Once the
bottlenose dolphins were well seen we head far away from the coast to the area
where the look-out found a family of sperm whales. We could
see around 9 sperm whales spread out in the area. The behavior of the animals
was difficult for observation; they were doing shallow dives for a long time
and keeping the distance with the boats.
bottlenose dolphins were well seen we head far away from the coast to the area
where the look-out found a family of sperm whales. We could
see around 9 sperm whales spread out in the area. The behavior of the animals
was difficult for observation; they were doing shallow dives for a long time
and keeping the distance with the boats.
In the
afternoon tour we saw one more species: common dolphins. The group was really
big, we had about 80 animals in the area including calves and juveniles. We were luckier
with the behavior of the sperm whales in the afternoon. They were logging at
the surface… we could even heard their breath! Once we finished the observation
of the family we start heading back to Ponta Delgada but we had a nice surprise
waiting for us… Mr Liable! The big male that we have seen for the last few days
was once again in the area. The sea was with the perfect conditions to take the
perfect pictures of its tail.
afternoon tour we saw one more species: common dolphins. The group was really
big, we had about 80 animals in the area including calves and juveniles. We were luckier
with the behavior of the sperm whales in the afternoon. They were logging at
the surface… we could even heard their breath! Once we finished the observation
of the family we start heading back to Ponta Delgada but we had a nice surprise
waiting for us… Mr Liable! The big male that we have seen for the last few days
was once again in the area. The sea was with the perfect conditions to take the
perfect pictures of its tail.
Photos from today:
Mr Liable going for a deep dive
Perfect picture for Photo ID
Whale watchers
A family of sperm whales
Whale watching
Dolphin watching
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Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
