{"id":430,"date":"2018-08-09T17:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/09\/jumping-sperm-whales-and-dolphin\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:38:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:38:10","slug":"jumping-sperm-whales-and-dolphin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/jumping-sperm-whales-and-dolphin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jumping sperm whales and dolphin newborns!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">This morning was the sperm whale\u2019s morning! Three <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/sperm-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sperm whales<\/a> showed their tails when going for deep dives, and the last one also jumps just in front of us. How big even a young animal can be\u2026 Amazing! In the afternoon we traveled further offshore, always searching around, and the patience was rewarded, we found a huge pod of <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/rissos-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Risso&#8217;s dolphins<\/a>!! Adults, juveniles and even newborns on the group.&nbsp; Always with the sun shining in the sky.. a bonus in the Azores!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">&nbsp;On the way back, playful <a href=\"https:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/atlantic-spotted-dolphin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spotted dolphins<\/a> as well! Always with the sun shining on the sky.. a bonus in the Azores!&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><i>Photos by Laura Gonz\u00e1lez<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-9.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"640\" data-original-width=\"944\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1-9.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10.0pt;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>Breaching Sperm whale<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2-10.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"566\" data-original-width=\"895\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/2-10.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><i style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Breaching Sperm whale<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"569\" data-original-width=\"912\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/5-7.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><i style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>Sperm whale tail<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-10.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"623\" data-original-width=\"936\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/3-10.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><i style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Risso&#8217;s dolphins<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4-10.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"577\" data-original-width=\"868\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4-10.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><i style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i><b>Risso&#8217;s closer look<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-weight: bold; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-7.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"571\" data-original-width=\"856\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6-7.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Photo by David Rodrigues<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><i>Spotted dolphins<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-4.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"692\" data-original-width=\"964\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/7-4.png\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i style=\"font-size: small; 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