{"id":49653,"date":"2020-02-14T11:33:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=49653"},"modified":"2020-02-14T11:33:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:33:04","slug":"cetaceans-behaviours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/cetaceans-behaviours\/","title":{"rendered":"Cetaceans behaviours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On a <a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/en\/whale-dolphin-watching-tours\/\">whale and dolphin watching trip<\/a> with us, the cetaceans that we meet can show different types of behavior. Dolphins often jump all around, some whales can breach or show the tail. Let&#8217;s see with this article what you can observe out there on the ocean!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"logging\">Logging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Logging is when a cetacean is resting at the surface with just its back visible at the surface &#8211; looking much like a floating log in the water. This behaviour is typical for the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/sperm-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sperm whale<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/kogiids-fact-sheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kogiids<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/pilot-whale-spp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pilot whales<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/azoreswhales.blogspot.pt\/2007\/07\/orcakiller-whale.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">orcas<\/a>&nbsp;and narwhals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49654\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49654\" class=\"wp-image-49654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0295-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Sperm whales logging<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350.png\"><img width=\"427\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49656\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49656\" class=\"wp-image-49656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350.png 427w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0350-380x570.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Can you see the\u00a0resemblance to a log?\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49658\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49658\" class=\"wp-image-49658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6012-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Pilot whale logging<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"bowriding\">Bowriding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bowriding is a behaviour we see in many dolphin species, like common, spotted and bottlenose dolphins. They ride on the wave that the boat creates at the bow, taking a free ride. But we have also seen other dolphin species bowride such as false killer whale and Risso&#8217;s dolphin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49660\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49660\" class=\"wp-image-49660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dd-underwater-9-380x207.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Bowriding, view from underwater, of our zodiac<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49662\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49662\" class=\"wp-image-49662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Dolphins-2-380x221.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Side view of common dolphins bowriding our catamaran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49664\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49664\" class=\"wp-image-49664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_8883-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Top\/bow view\u00a0of common dolphins bowriding our catamaran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"fluking\">Fluking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fluking (also known sounding) is when a cetacean dives and shows its fluke\/tail above the water. Its typical of the sperm whale when they are going on a deep dive.\u00a0This is a perfect\u00a0opportunity\u00a0for the biologists to take ID photos of the whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49666\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49666\" class=\"wp-image-49666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue3-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Blue whale fluking<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49668\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49668\" class=\"wp-image-49668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump4-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whale fluking<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49670\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49670\" class=\"wp-image-49670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm118-Pm31-13-6-2-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Two sperm whales going on a deep dive<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"lobtailing\">Lobtailing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobtailing is different from fluking the whale or dolphins is not diving. Rather it is lifting the&nbsp;fluke\/tail high in the air and&nbsp;slapping its on the surface, often repeatedly. It can be for fun and play, getting rid of parasites, communication or irritation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49672\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49672\" class=\"wp-image-49672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0106-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Juvenile sperm whale lobtailing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49674\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49674\" class=\"wp-image-49674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump1-1024x683-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whale<\/em>s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49676\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49676\" class=\"wp-image-49676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Orca1-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Orca\/killer whale lobtailing<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"breaching\">Breaching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When a whale breaches it leaps almost clear out of the water and lands, often on its side or on its back, with a huge splash. Breaching is thought to have several functions including a form of communicating with other individuals nearby, removing old skin and parasites and even dislodging blockages from their bowels. Breaching is a behaviour displayed by only some whale species (common examples being humpback whales, sperm whales and right whales). It is rare to see a baleen whale, especially the larger species, breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49678\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49678\" class=\"wp-image-49678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Brydes-2-2-380x285.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Bryde&#8217;s whale<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49680\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49680\" class=\"wp-image-49680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump7-1024x683-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whale<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49682\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49682\" class=\"wp-image-49682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pm1-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Sperm whale<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"jumping\">Jumping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many dolphin species jump or leap, often very high so that the whole body comes out of the water. These jumps can be a way of travelling, a way of communicating with other individuals (especially as courtship behaviour during mating activity), a way for the young ones to learn coordination skills, spying on us humans on the boats or simply a way for the dolphins to have fun. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49684\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49684\" class=\"wp-image-49684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3474-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Risso&#8217;s dolphin jumping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564.png\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49686\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49686\" class=\"wp-image-49686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564.png 480w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_5564-380x507.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Bottlenose leaping very high<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49688\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49688\" class=\"wp-image-49688\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6209-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Spotted dolphin jumping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49690\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49690\" class=\"wp-image-49690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7395-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphin jumping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"spyhopping\">Spyhopping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spyhopping is when a cetacean lifts its head out of the water. They may do this to see what is above, checking out the surroundings to see surface movements like other individuals jumping or groups of birds, or just&nbsp;spying on us humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49692\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49692\" class=\"wp-image-49692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0928-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Bottlenose dolphin spyhopping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49694\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49694\" class=\"wp-image-49694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump3-1280x853-1-380x253.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whale spyhopping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49696\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49696\" class=\"wp-image-49696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2183-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphin spyhopping making eye contact with our clients<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49698\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49698\" class=\"wp-image-49698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2607-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">\u00a0<em>Sperm whale spyhopping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49700\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49700\" class=\"wp-image-49700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_7433-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphin\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49702\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49702\" class=\"wp-image-49702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Pilot-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Pilot whale spyhopping<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"pectoral-fin-slapping\">Pectoral fin slapping<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pectoral fin slapping is when a cetacean slaps its pectoral fins (the fins at their sides, equivalent to our arms) on the surface of the water, often repeatedly. It is most common to see this in humpback whales (their pectoral fins can reach up to 6 m in length!) but can also be observed in other species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49704\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49704\" class=\"wp-image-49704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Blue2-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Blue whale pectoral fin slapping (extremely rare for this species!)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49706\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49706\" class=\"wp-image-49706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0406-1024x686-1-380x255.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Orca (killer whale) lying on its back showing both pectoral fins<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1.jpg\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49708\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49708\" class=\"wp-image-49708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Hump5-1280x857-1-380x254.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whales showing its huge pectoral fin<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49710\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49710\" class=\"wp-image-49710\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_4065-1-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Fin whale<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"surfing\">Surfing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many dolphins taken advantage of the power of the waves to surf, maybe as an energy efficient way of travelling, or maybe just for fun. It sure looks fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49712\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49712\" class=\"wp-image-49712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/DSC_0318-380x255.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphins surfing in the waves created by our catamaran<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49714\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49714\" class=\"wp-image-49714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_1224-380x253.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphins <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49716\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49716\" class=\"wp-image-49716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_6271-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Common dolphins surfing in the natural waves<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"running\">Running<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Running is a behaviour we see with dolphins, very typical for striped dolphins, but also spotted and common. Its a way of travelling very fast constantly leaping out of the water to get more speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49718\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49718\" class=\"wp-image-49718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_0177-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Close-up of striped dolphins running<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49720\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49720\" class=\"wp-image-49720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3917-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935.png\"><img width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"49722\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=49722\" class=\"wp-image-49722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935.png 640w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_3935-380x254.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Spotted dolphins running<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On a whale and dolphin watching trip with us, the cetaceans that we meet can show different types&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[316,393],"tags":[442,14],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - 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