Futurismo Biologists TeamToday early in the morning some of our boats navigated all the way to Ribeira Quente for a whale watching tour departing from this southeastern village. We enjoyed the extremely calm waters that the Atlantic Ocean was offering us and the soft lighting from an early summer day. On the way there we could even spot a leatherback turtle!
This species of turtle can arrive to measure 3 meters! During our morning whale watching trips we sighted 3 different species. Lots of sperm whales socializing, showing their tails while rolling and appearing all around our boats. We put the hydrophone in the water and indeed they were socializing as we most likely were hearing their coda’s! Coda’s are a type of sounds that the sperm whales produce to socialize amongst each other.
Bottlenose dolphins interacting with the sperm whales and giving us some of their always impressive jumps.
And last but not least some common dolphins that even allowed us to swim with them.
A blue shark, a loggerhead turtle and Portuguese man-o-war completed the sensation of a vivid ecosystem.
In the afternoon we found again lots of sperm whales with similar behaviour. It seems they’re socializing a lot these days, and we are for sure enjoying it to the most. We received the visit of students from the project MOVE Açores, a non-profit organization that believes in entrepreneurship as a way to fight inequality. They had a great time watching sperm whales and dolphins 🙂
Some common dolphins appeared at the end of the day feeding really close to our boats.
We hope summer is here to stay, beautiful lighting, pleasant temperature and rich marine wildlife.
Futurismo Biologists Team
Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
