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Today we had beautiful weather combined with some beautiful sightings, seeing three species on each tour! In the morning we saw common dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins and sperm whales. The water was very clear today meaning that we were able to see the dolphins amazingly even when they were underwater! In the afternoon we saw at least 500 Atlantic spotted dolphins, sperm whales and bottlenose dolphins. The Atlantic spotted dolphins were very active, leaping out of the water and body slapping to remove remoras – these are fish that attach themselves to the dolphin´s bodies with a large sucker that they have on their head. The dolphins jumping was a beautiful sight to witness. We also saw two sperm whales that showed their beautiful tails, and had a lucky glimpse of a sunfish!
Photos from today:
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| Delphinus delphis | Common dolphin |
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| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale |
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| Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale |
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| Stenella frontalis | Atlantic spotted dolphin |
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| Stenella frontalis | Atlantic spotted dolphin
Photos from the aboard the catamaran Cetus:
Common dolphin
Watching common dolphins
Mating common dolphin
Four sperm whales seen together in the morning
 
Sperm whale dorsal
Juvenile Atlantic spotted dolphin
Atlantic spotted dolphins
 
Atlantic spotted dolphins
Playful common dolphin
Playful common dolphins
Approaching a sperm whale
  
Sperm whale diving
Atlantic spotted dolphins puting on a show
  
Juvenile Atlantic spotted dolphin
 Adult Atlantic spotted dolphin |
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