23.10.2020 – Three things in common
We met a very unusual combination of marine mammals this morning. Shortly beforehand, one of our interested little guests asked me whether Pilot whales can also be found with dolphins. Yes they are! And then usually with Bottlenose dolphins. But…
16.10.2020 Eight good reasons
Great, breathtaking, fantastic, beautiful, touching, exhilarating, impressive, spectacular … eight superlatives for eight Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) that let us be part of their lives today. These giants of the blue, deep expanses traveled relaxed through the sea, and we…
08.10.2020 – Sharing is caring
Our day began in the most spectacular way! Our spotter located a very dispersed group of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) before sending our team to encounter a group of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Sperm whales sightings all involved…
07.10.2020 Skills in the bow
It was an exceptionally long drive to the dolphins. Our guests had to be patient. But in the far west a large school of the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) was waiting for us. It’s just always nice to experience…
06.10.2020 – One for all
Encountering Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the right mood for our snorkelling tour is always a challenge. Our team always does its best to be out on the ocean as early as possible to avoid the groups of dolphins…
05.10.2020 – Powerful – vivid – relaxed
It was wavy today, but thanks to the good performance of our spotter there were three different species to observe. First we had a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that swam together against the wave. One of the calves…
03.10.2020 – Star hour
How wonderful. That doesn’t happen every day, but today we were really spoiled. The encounter with the oceanic kindergarten of the Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) was something very special! One of the important subgroups in a dolphin school is…
02.10.2020 – Upwind
Our Stenella sped out onto a relatively calm Atlantic to find some Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) for our snorkelling tour this morning. We often meet these dolphins in Calheta but the species also enjoys the waters farther west in…
01.10.2020 – A drop in the ocean
When talking about cetaceans I always have to think of a specific quote from Isaac Newton; What we know is a drop, what we don’t know an ocean. Basically there’s many things we don’t know about whales & dolphins and…
27.09.2020 – Keeping up with mama
Toothed whales (Odontoceti) are a diverse family of toothed predators that also happen to be extremely communicative and social. Pods of oceanic dolphins, like the Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), emit a variety of vocalisations as they travel, hunt and…