06.09.2019 – The friendlies
One thing many people can agree on is that dolphins are incredibly charming creatures. Their upbeat swimming, their gleeful leaps, their nurturant social life, their permanent smiles…practically everything about them makes them seem like friendly, approachable creatures much in contrast…
04.09.2019 – Dynamic dash
Toothed whales are pretty much always on the move and may be travelling for a number of reasons. Often the pace is determined by the leading animals, and the role of the leading animal is a dynamic one, changing according…
03.09.2019 – A poem about the ocean
The ocean is far, the ocean is blue and for sure it is not only for me and you. The boat rides the waves very well in the rhythm of the swell. Suddenly animals come very close the little spout…
02.09.2019 – High speed chase
Every animal has to eat, this goes for us, but also for the dolphins and whales we saw today. The ocean’s plentiful bounty provides ample opportunity for tasty food, as you may have noticed when enjoying one of the many…
01.09.2019 – Shared existence
Our transition into the month of September happened on board our zodiac, the Stenella, who brought us to sightings involving her two namesakes this morning; the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and the Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and drifted gently…
31.08.2019 – A striped afternoon
Today we went to the west to watch a school of Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba). At the beginning, they put on a show. Long, flat jumps over the sea surface, they used the fact that air resistance is lower than…
30.08.2019 – Famous & notorious
It did not took us long to arrive at the brunch area of our Atlantic Spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Cory‘s Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis). Fortunately, quite a few dolphins had apparently filled their stomachs and it was time to take…
29.09.2019 – Routine vs ritual
While some animals have some sort of daily routine, for instance feeding at certain times of the day, dolphins tend to be more opportunistic in their daily activities. We do often observe hunting behaviour in the morning or at dusk…
28.08.2019 – In a tight spot
There are a lot of wonderful things out on the ocean, it’s a beautiful place and we like to keep it this way. So, if we run in to anything out there that doesn’t seem to belong there, for example…
27.08.2019 – Prato do dia
“Prato do dia”, what does that mean? “Daily special!” And what was on the menu of our Atlantic Spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) today? Flying fish (Exocoetidae) was the dish of the day. The small, nimble dolphins were spreaded over a…