{"id":477,"date":"2018-06-26T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/26\/sperm-whales-bottlenose-and-striped\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:56","slug":"sperm-whales-bottlenose-and-striped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whales-bottlenose-and-striped\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whales, Bottlenose and Striped dolphins and a special encountered with a whale shark!"},"content":{"rendered":"


<\/span> In Pico Island, today we went out to the ocean for swimming with dolphins. During the trip, we saw three Sperm whales<\/a>. Then we continued and we encountered Bottlenose dolphins<\/a> to swim with them.<\/span>
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<\/span> When we returned, we saw <\/span>very speedy<\/span> <\/span>Striped dolphins<\/a> and another very special species. We encountered one Whale shark and we had the chance to catch this moment on camera by one of our guests!  <\/span>Whale sharks<\/a> are the biggest sharks and they can reach up to 13 meters. This is a rare encounter for us and that is why we want to share this special sighting with you. Check the footage on <\/span>our Facebook Page<\/a>! <\/span>
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\nPhotos by Rui Santos and David Rodrigues <\/span><\/p>\n

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\nSperm whale tail<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nStriped dolphins jumping out of the water <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nIn S\u00e3o Miguel Island we saw Bottlenose and Striped dolphins too. <\/span>
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\nThis
\nmorning we observed the difference between the big Bottlenose Dolphins and the
\nagile and fast Striped Dolphins.<\/span>
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\nWhale watching aboard Catamaran Cetus<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n


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\nThey let the sea appearing to be boiling
\nwater, as they showed us their typical behavior of \u201cflying\u201d over the water to
\nreach high speeds with less friction in the air than under water.  <\/span>
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\nThat\u2019s
\nhow they prefer to move also without boats around. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin jump out of the water <\/b><\/div>\n

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\nBiologist <\/span>C<\/span><\/b>arine
\nZimmermann<\/b><\/span><\/span> <\/span>presentation info about dolphins <\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin <\/b>bubbles<\/b><\/span> <\/b><\/div>\n

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\nBottlenose dolphin <\/b><\/div>\n
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\nWatching Striped dolphins<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nStriped dolphins jumping in the Ocean <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nBiologist Cristina Bernab\u00e9u presentation info about dolphins <\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nOn the second tour we found a Sei Whale<\/a> which also demonstrated that they can swim fast and doing so he let us see more of its dark body and most of its head even part of the lower jaw. Later we met again the acrobatic and playful Bottlenose Dolphins putting on a show for us.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\n<\/a><\/div>\n
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\nSei whale<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nSei whale<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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