{"id":185,"date":"2019-05-31T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/31\/sperm-whales-and-uncommon-dolphins-in\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:39:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:39:32","slug":"sperm-whales-and-uncommon-dolphins-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whales-and-uncommon-dolphins-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whales and uncommon dolphins in S\u00e3o Miguel"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nSummer days keep on coming! The sea was really calm today and this sunny morning started with a playful pod of <\/span>common dolphins<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThey enjoyed bowriding and jumping around our boats. We usually see a large number of calves in summer because the water temperature helps them survive. We have been seeing lots of calves and some new-borns dolphins these weeks, so it means that love is in the sea. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSuddenly, we were informed by our lookouts that a big male sperm whale came to the surface so we headed to that direction. The male was tail slapping a couple of times! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThis way, we could confirm that it was a male that we have seen here quite frequently, his name is Mr. Liable! One of the few males that we see here in the Azores. Most of the <\/span><\/span>sperm whales<\/a> seen here are females with juveniles and\/or calves as they prefer warmer waters. The adults males are solitary and tend to travel to colder waters.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThen we ended the trip with some <\/span>Risso’s dolphins<\/a>  They were near the fishing boats, and often they steal the fish and squids from the fishermen. The Risso\u00b4s dolphins were quite playful today and actually approaching the boats, which is not a typical behaviour seen here in the area.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIn the afternoon, we returned to the ocean and Mr Liable was still out there. We started the tour with a nice encounter with him. <\/span><\/span>We didn’t have to wait long after we arrived to the area where he was diving, and he was already up at the surface. He showed us his beautiful big tail, which was followed by a short trip to some female sperm whales that were also in the area. <\/span>
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\nFirst we encountered a female we call Penakabe, and next to another female from the same family of sperm whales. It’s a family we saw a lot last week, so it seems they are here to stay for a while. <\/span>
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\nCloser inshore, we encountered the same two resident dolphin species from the morning. The common dolphins were very playful around the boat and we got to see them well through the clear water. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nThe Risso’s dolphins were very calm and there were several babies in their group. One of the babies was a young newborn that still had fetal folds (vertical lines on the skin from being in the uterus recently). It was really nice to see the contrast in colour between the white adult Risso’s dolphins and their dark calves.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nOne very interesting event was a white common dolphin, not so common! \ud83d\ude09<\/span><\/div>\n
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 As a responsible tour operator, we also got to take some litter that we found out from the ocean:<\/span>
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