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The south coast woke up this morning so foggy but we spotted a pod of common dolphins close to Ponta Delgada.
After that, our lookouts kept looking for animals without success because of the weather conditions. Our boats continued going to the south and suddenly they found another species, the bottlenose dolphin that was not alone. They were also with Atlantic spotted dolphins swimming together.
So there were two species of dolphins really playful around us. It’s not common to see these species in the same area, because bottlenose is a resident species but Atlantic spotted dolphins are seasonal in the Azores.
The clouds started to lift up so we returned to the harbour and we met again with the first pod of common dolphins.
For the afternoon we headed out expecting to see some animals and we received a sea filled with common dolphins, starting out with a smaller group with a lot of calfs and juveniles so they did not come as close.
We left them to search for a different species and we could find another group of common dolphins, this time it was huge. More than 200 dolphins all around the boat! They were mating, bow-riding, foraging, following the boat and jumping!
We also had the opportunity to remove more trash during today’s tour and continue to clean the Ocean.
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| Photo by Cristina Montoya Bernabeu |
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Equipa de Biólogos da Futurismo
Sandrina Rodrigues
