{"id":54282,"date":"2020-09-11T14:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=54282"},"modified":"2020-09-11T14:58:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T15:58:56","slug":"female-sperm-whales-and-their-calves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/female-sperm-whales-and-their-calves\/","title":{"rendered":"Female sperm whales and their calves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Finally a sunny day in S. Miguel with great conditions at sea. We left the harbor to spot a group of female Sperm whales<\/a> (Psyseter macrocephalus) after a few days without sighting this species. These groups of females and their calves are considered resident here in the Azores and can be spotted all year-round due to the warm water temperatures around the archipelago. Luckily during our sighting we encountered three females that were kind enough to show us their tails. These specific dives are a typical foraging behaviour of Sperm whales and they can stay underwater for a range from 40 minutes to 2 hours!<\/p>\n\n\n\n