{"id":401,"date":"2018-09-06T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/06\/sperm-whale-mr-liable-is-back-and-looks\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:38:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:38:19","slug":"sperm-whale-mr-liable-is-back-and-looks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whale-mr-liable-is-back-and-looks\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whale lobtailing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Today our dolphins took<br \/>\na day off and left us in the company of our so well known Mr. Liable.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">In the<br \/>\nmorning our Sperm Whale male was delighted by the company of a group of<br \/>\nfemales, even his behavior was different. Always making middle water dives<br \/>\nwithout showing his tail. Only one of the females was in a really good mood,<br \/>\njumping and doing tail slapping, finishing her performance with a beautiful<br \/>\ntail.&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129;\">In the afternoon our Mr. Liable was already alone and in form of showing off.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129;\">He ended his visit with his majestic tail.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"background: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Photos by Rafael Martins&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129; font-family: &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; font-size: 14px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"789\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/6.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b>Sperm whale&nbsp;lobtailing I<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1.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\/2018\/09\/1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b>Sperm whale lobtailing II<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2.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\/2018\/09\/2.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sperm whale lobtailing III<\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/3.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\/2018\/09\/3.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sperm whale lobtailing IV<\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/4.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\/2018\/09\/4.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Sperm whale<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/5.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\/2018\/09\/5.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Sperm whale surfacing<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">In Pico Island we had a<span style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2129;\">nother<br \/>\nbeautiful day with sightings of sperm whales with several females and calves.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve seen some tails and calves breastfeeding.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"background-color: white; color: #1d2129;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\">\n<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #1d2129;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">We also<br \/>\nfound a group of pilot whales with several juveniles and some calves.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\">\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Finally, we<br \/>\nfound a small group of spotted dolphins.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #1d2129;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Photos by Rui Santos<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"512\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">Sperm whale tail<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2-1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"512\" data-original-width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2-1.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" 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