{"id":58544,"date":"2021-05-01T15:32:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T16:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=58544"},"modified":"2021-05-01T15:32:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T16:32:38","slug":"killer-whales-sperm-whales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/killer-whales-sperm-whales\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer whales & Sperm whales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another grey day for sure, yet, another amazing trip. Leaving the marina this morning the indication form our lookout came loud and clear, a family of Orcas very close to Ponta Delgada was waiting for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaching the area, the huge dorsal fin of an adult male out of the water caught our attention, impressive and majestic, impossible to be confused with anything else, left everybody thrilled, and eager for more (the dorsal fin of an adult male can reach close to 2m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These first animals were males, an adult and a juvenile both very calm and relaxed, and not showing much interest in us, a bit further West was the major part of the group, the females and calves, and these opposite to the males were in a very active mood approaching the boat with lots of interest, allowing us to have a very close encounter with these apex predators, commonly called Killer Whales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n