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\nDecember has been a pretty quiet month for us in terms of whale watching. However we did have several tours out on the ocean and we managed to encounter 6 different cetacean species throughout the month. During two days we had two different large groups of sperm whales<\/a> passing the island so we hope they stay nearby so we can see them again during January. We also encountered at least 4 or 5 fin whales<\/a> one day, raising our statistics of fin whale sightings to all months of the year except for January. All our other sightings of the month were of dolphins: 3 of our resident species (common dolphin<\/a>, bottlenose dolphin<\/a> and Risso’s dolphin<\/a>) and also some striped dolphins<\/a>. Now we are gearing up for another month and another year of whale watching off S\u00e3o Miguel Island in the Azores. <\/div>\n
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\nCommon dolphin (Delphinus delphis<\/i>)<\/a> – 83%
\nBottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus<\/i>)<\/a> – 33%
\nStriped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba<\/i>)<\/a> – 17%
\nRisso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus<\/i>)<\/a> – 33%
\nSperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus<\/i>)<\/a> -17%
\nFin whale (Balaenoptera physalus<\/i>)<\/a> – 8%<\/p>\n

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