{"id":540,"date":"2018-05-01T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/01\/orcas-in-sao-miguel-island-for-firs\/"},"modified":"2019-11-22T22:37:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T22:37:37","slug":"orcas-in-sao-miguel-island-for-firs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/orcas-in-sao-miguel-island-for-firs\/","title":{"rendered":"Orcas in S\u00e3o Miguel island for the first time this year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday we had an amazing surprise! <\/span>We had an incredible
\nencounter with orcas<\/a> (also known as <\/span>Killer whales) in S\u00e3o Miguel
\nisland. <\/span>This is not a species we see very often so we get really excited when
\nthey appeared! Today\u2019s group was a male with several females and a juvenile, we
\nwill check with our previous catalogue to see if we have any much! <\/span>In the Azores we never
\nknow when they will show up<\/span>. <\/span><\/div>\n
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\nOrca is the largest species of dolphins that exists and they live in well-organized and complex social structures within their podwhich often consists of large groups of family members that can span several generations. In fact the social structure of killer whales is considered one of the most stable social structures of any animal species and is sometimes compared to the cultures of humans and elephants. <\/span>Besides Orcas we also saw blue<\/a> and fin whale<\/a>s in S\u00e3o Miguel Island.<\/span><\/div>\n
\nIn Pico Island we also saw two Fin Whales and
\ntwo females sperm whales<\/a> with their calves. It\u2019s an amazing start of May! <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\nPhotos by
\nMarina Gardoki e Rui Santos <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nWatching orcas in S\u00e3o Miguel Island tour<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nFin whale in Pico Island<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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\nFin whale in Pico Island tour<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSperm whale tail in Pico Island tour<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n

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\nCommon dolphin in Pico Island tour<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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