azwhalesWhat a day!!! Today we were able to spot up to 7 different species of cetaceans!!
During all the whale watching trips today we sighted the same sperm whales that we’ve been seeing the last days.
The so called red group, with the always easy to recognize Orca, were interacting a lot today.
We even saw lobtailing from one of the individuals of the group, the sound that was producing was truly impressive.
In the morning we had another huge surprise 7 miles from Candelária: sei whales!! Swimming really close to us, with a beautiful lighting that enhanced all its anatomical features.
We headed east where another great sighting was waiting for us: pilot whales interacting with bottlenose dolphins! We could really compare both species perfectly. The roundish head of the pilot whales, the lighter coloration of the bottlenose, the contrast between the dorsal fins… It was a beautiful sighting that left us with a huge smile on our way back to Ponta Delgada.
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| Pilot whale |
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In the afternoon we also added some social common dolphins to the list of species, really close to Rocha da Relva.
During the swimming activities we got to find also Risso’s dolphins and Spotted dolphins.
We truly are in the cetaceans paradise. Would you like to join us?
azwhales
Futurismo Biologists Team
Sandrina Rodrigues
