{"id":117,"date":"2019-07-28T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/28\/playful-dolphins-and-fast-sperm-whales\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:39:53","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:39:53","slug":"playful-dolphins-and-fast-sperm-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/playful-dolphins-and-fast-sperm-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful dolphins and fast sperm whales on a humid summer day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What a humid summer day! The air felt heavy, full of water<br \/>\nand it was a pleasure to navigate and feel the breeze of the ocean.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Two of our<br \/>\nresident species made our morning even more enjoyable. We found a big and<br \/>\nplayful group of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a> soon after leaving the Marina of Ponta Delgada. We could<br \/>\nrecognize different behaviours such as bowriding, socializing and jumping with<br \/>\ndifferent purposes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5-13.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5-13.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7-9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/7-9.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/6-11.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/6-11.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">We kept on traveling to the southwest, a different species<br \/>\nwas waiting for us. <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Some <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/sperm-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sperm whales<\/a> had been sighted from our lookouts but it<br \/>\nwas quite hard for us to get to see them. They were diving when we were<br \/>\napproaching or they were appearing far from us. Many times whale watching<br \/>\nrequires patience and today, after a long wait ours was rewarded. We found<br \/>\nseven majestic sperm whales, swimming fast, unstoppable. After some minutes<br \/>\nthey dived all at the same time and we could appreciate their beautiful and<br \/>\nunique tails.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8-8.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8-8.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4-14.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/4-14.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">In the afternoon the zodiac boat was able to see sperm<br \/>\nwhales, unfortunately, our catamaran couldn&#8217;t see them.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cafreazoresfuturismo-1024x576.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cafreazoresfuturismo-1024x576.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">On other hand, our<br \/>\ncatamaran spotted a group of our &#8220;tourists&#8221; from the sea, the <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/atlantic-spotted-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlantic spotteddolphins<\/a>. The group was behaving really good and interacting sometimes with our<br \/>\nboat going close and doing bowriding.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-15.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-15.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-16.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-16.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">We trough to look for something else&nbsp;they are<br \/>\nwild animals and so we cannot control where they will be! It&#8217;s nature, indeed!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3-14.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/3-14.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What a humid summer day! 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