{"id":61144,"date":"2021-06-09T16:13:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=61144"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T17:13:24","slug":"pilot-whales-sperm-whales-and-dolphins-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/pilot-whales-sperm-whales-and-dolphins-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilot whales, sperm whales and dolphins today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We started the day with smooth southern wind that brought us great treasures and a seasonal surprise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61145\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61145\" class=\"wp-image-61145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-3-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-17.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61147\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61147\" class=\"wp-image-61147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-17-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the morning we started our trip with one of the biggest dolphin species that can be sighted in the Azores, pilot whales! Although they are called whales, they belong to the dolphins family. A big dolphin, males can reach up to seven meters in lenght while females about five and a half meters. We found a group of around 30 individuals, even a calf passing by in front our boat. Pilot whales are seasonal, usually we can see them from late spring until the waters still warm.<\/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\/baleias-acores-2.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61169\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61169\" class=\"wp-image-61169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-2-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-10.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61171\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61171\" class=\"wp-image-61171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-10-800x533.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\/baleias-acores-11.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61173\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61173\" class=\"wp-image-61173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-11-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-12.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61175\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61175\" class=\"wp-image-61175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-12-800x533.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\/baleias-acores-13.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61177\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61177\" class=\"wp-image-61177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-13-800x533.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\/baleias-acores-14.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61179\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61179\" class=\"wp-image-61179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-14-800x533.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\/baleias-acores-15.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61181\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61181\" class=\"wp-image-61181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-15-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-16.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61183\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61183\" class=\"wp-image-61183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-16-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Very close to them we could see a blow and we had a beautiful surprise; sperm whales including a calf that could be breastfeeding since it was diving under its mother all the time.<\/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\/baleias-acores-4.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61159\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61159\" class=\"wp-image-61159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-4-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-5.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61161\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61161\" class=\"wp-image-61161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-5-800x533.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\/baleias-acores-6.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-6.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61163\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-6.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61163\" 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data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-7.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61165\" class=\"wp-image-61165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-7.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-7-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-7-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-7-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-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\/baleias-acores-8.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61167\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61167\" class=\"wp-image-61167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-8-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\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\/baleias-acores-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61149\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61149\" class=\"wp-image-61149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/baleias-acores-1-800x533.png 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But they soon disapeared underwater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img width=\"635\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sao-miguel-whales-futurismo-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sao-miguel-whales-futurismo-2.png 635w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sao-miguel-whales-futurismo-2-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sao-miguel-whales-futurismo-2-380x539.png 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the afternoon, we went out and our lookouts guided our catamaran to some sperm whales. Again a female with a calf, they kept on the surface since the calf was very young. We stayed with them until the lookouts told us one more time a new location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/22-1-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge group of common dolphin was waiting for us. It is also, just like the sperm whales, reproduction season and when they give birth so a lot of offspring was seen, some of them from last year but a few, so tiny, that couldn&#8217;t be older than one week. During the sighting, we saw some big splashes! After approaching, we realized there were two juveniles sperm whale and one of them was breaching!<\/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\/24-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61193\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61193\" class=\"wp-image-61193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/24-1-800x533.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\/25-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61195\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61195\" class=\"wp-image-61195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/25-1-800x533.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\/26-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61197\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61197\" class=\"wp-image-61197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/26-1-800x533.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\/23-1.png\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"61203\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=61203\" class=\"wp-image-61203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1.png 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1-380x253.png 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/23-1-800x533.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Is always so exciting \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can never get tired of these amazing animals and surprises that the ocean offers us.  to the next journey and let nature guide us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We started the day with smooth southern wind that brought us great treasures and a seasonal surprise. 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