{"id":61031,"date":"2021-06-07T14:19:50","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T15:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=61031"},"modified":"2021-06-08T14:41:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:41:36","slug":"sperm-whale-breaching-again-and-again-in-pico-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whale-breaching-again-and-again-in-pico-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm whale breaching again and again in Pico island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday was a rather exceptional day and above all very contrasted.<br>We started our morning trip with some information about the animals present in the area, unfortunately, the weather conditions were not very good.<br>We still managed to reach a small group of sperm whales who were kind of lounging and showing frequently the head vertically out of the water, lifting their caudal fin up with slow movements.<br>After a while, they came back to their most usual behaviour as logging at the surface before to disappear for a shallow dive.<\/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\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61034\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61034\" class=\"wp-image-61034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-4-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61036\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61036\" class=\"wp-image-61036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-11-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61038\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61038\" class=\"wp-image-61038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-12-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The afternoon was quite different since the wind had dropped and the sea was also less choppy.<br>We followed the indications from our spotter and arrived quickly at the sperm whales area, and before we even got there, we could already see huge splashes of water suggesting some pretty rare behavior, our guests were already ecstatic! While the boat had not yet stopped, a whale hit its caudal fin on the ocean surface and on several occasions, producing huge splashes all around. <\/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\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61040\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61040\" class=\"wp-image-61040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-6-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61042\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61042\" class=\"wp-image-61042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-7-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61044\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61044\" class=\"wp-image-61044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-9-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61046\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61046\" class=\"wp-image-61046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-10-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a little moment of calm, the long-awaited moment arrived!<br>The magnificent sperm whale breached out of the water, once, twice, and then several times more.<br>What a unique and special moment offered by mother nature!<\/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\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61048\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61048\" class=\"wp-image-61048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-1-768x512.png 768w, 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https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-2-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-2-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61052\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61052\" class=\"wp-image-61052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-3-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61054\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61054\" class=\"wp-image-61054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-5-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Such a show of strength and power about fifteen tons at the edge of the ocean, falling back into resounding and impressive splashes can just leave our guests as much as the team full of happiness and satisfaction.<br>Before coming back to the harbour we found a small group of common dolphins of a few individuals not very interested by our boat.<br>A group of Risso&#8217;s dolphins crossed our way back and we took some time with them. Passing a few times under the boat, this beautiful singular dolphin let always the guests happy to be able to spot them underwater, following that typical white shade under the surface before they surfaced to take a breath.<\/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\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-13.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-13.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61056\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-13.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61056\" class=\"wp-image-61056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-13.png 900w, 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data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61060\" class=\"wp-image-61060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-15-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61062\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61062\" class=\"wp-image-61062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/pico-whales-16-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>To be amazed by the beautiful and amazing biodiversity of the Azores,  with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yesterday was a rather exceptional day and above all very contrasted.We started our morning trip with some information&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[308],"tags":[34],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sperm whale breaching again and again in Pico island - Azores Whales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/sperm-whale-breaching-again-and-again-in-pico-island\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta 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