{"id":488,"date":"2018-06-15T20:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/15\/breaching-sperm-whales-and-other-four\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:52","slug":"breaching-sperm-whales-and-other-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/breaching-sperm-whales-and-other-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaching sperm whales and other four other species of cetaceans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">We started the day splendidly. We&#8217;ve sighted five species of cetaceans: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/striped-dolphin.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">striped dolphins<\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/bottlenose-dolphin.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bottlenose dolphins<\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/common-dolphin.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">common dolphins<\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/pilot-whale-spp.html\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pilot whales<\/a><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"> and sperm whales.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">The four species of dolphins were very lively, but the sperm whale surprised us with magnificent jumps. We saw a single individual, but this incredible animal put on an amazing show.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<span style=\"color: black; font-size: 12.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">On the afternoon trip, we saw three of the species seen in the morning, dolphins, pilot whales and sperm whales. They were all very calm on the surface, socializing and resting. This time we saw seven sperm whales in the same area. A family of weight!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bottlenose-dolphin-tailslapping.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Bottlenose-dolphin-tailslapping.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Bottlenose dolphin<\/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\/06\/Cory_s-shearwaters.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Cory_s-shearwaters.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Cory&#8217;s Shearwater<\/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\/06\/Our-boat-with-pilot-whales.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Our-boat-with-pilot-whales.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pilot whales and our catamaran<\/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\/06\/Pilot-whales.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"532\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Pilot-whales.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Pilot whale<\/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\/06\/Sperm-whale-breaching-28129.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sperm-whale-breaching-28129.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><b>Sperm whale breaching<\/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\/06\/Sperm-whale-breaching-28329.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sperm-whale-breaching-28329.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<b style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Sperm whale breaching<\/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\/06\/Striped-dolphins-28229.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"533\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Striped-dolphins-28229.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><b>Striped dolphins jumping<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">In Pico Island, it was the Whales day!&nbsp;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\">We saw three <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/sei-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sei whales<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.com\/2007\/07\/sperm-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sperm whales<\/a>. Awesome!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/2-18-1024x576.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\/2018\/06\/2-18-1024x576.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>Sei whale blow<\/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\/06\/3-18-1024x576.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\/2018\/06\/3-18-1024x576.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;\">Sei whale blow part II<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/1-19-1024x576.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\/2018\/06\/1-19-1024x576.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 tail<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;arial&quot; , &quot;helvetica&quot; , sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We started the day splendidly. 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