{"id":62078,"date":"2021-06-20T15:58:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T16:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?p=62078"},"modified":"2021-06-20T15:58:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T16:58:37","slug":"explosion-of-biodiversity-in-pico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/explosion-of-biodiversity-in-pico\/","title":{"rendered":"Explosion of biodiversity in Pico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our lasts trips were amazing, the summer is almost here and the biodiversity is exploding ! The south coast of Pico was full of life these last days, with many schools of small fishes like the silvery mackerel. We could observe many predators on the area feeding on them, such as common dolphins and bottlenose dolphins, but also hammerhead sharks and bigger fishes belonging to the tuna family.<\/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\/whale-watching-pico-5.jpg\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62081\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-5.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62081\" class=\"wp-image-62081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-5.jpg 900w, 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src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62087\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62087\" class=\"wp-image-62087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-800x533.jpg 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\/whale-watching-pico-7.jpg\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62083\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62083\" class=\"wp-image-62083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-7-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Other predators coming from the sky as the Cory&#8217;s Shearwater were also enjoying the buffet. Explosion of food and life with many animals around, and all of this close to the shore. We also had the biggest aggregation of sperm whales that we have seen since a long time in the south of Pico, not less than 20 individuals socializing, with even an amazing breach for the joy of all of us ! We also have seen many striped dolphins with unusual behaviors for this species, as approaching and bowriding our boat.<\/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><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62089\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-2.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62089\" class=\"wp-image-62089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-2-768x512.jpg 768w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-9.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-9-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-9-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62097\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62097\" class=\"wp-image-62097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-10-800x533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62099\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62099\" class=\"wp-image-62099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-11-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No need to go to a \u201cMarineland\u201d for a dolphin show, the dolphins are just amazing with their own natural behaviors ! To have a chance to see this amazing Atlantic ocean wildlife, book a trip with us !<\/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\/whale-watching-pico-12-1.jpg\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"62101\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=62101\" class=\"wp-image-62101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/whalewatchingazores.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whale-watching-pico-12-1-300x200.jpg 300w, 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