On the morning expedition of the 30th of July the lookout of the South of Pico found a pod of 7-8 Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), so we went to find them. The pod had at least one juvenile. At the end of the trip, the vigia de São Caetano "Antero" found the fast Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and we had a great session with these wild dolphins. Thank you for joining us on this trip. Enjoy the pictures that our biologist Maria took! SPERM WHALES STRIPED DOLPHI

In the expeditions of the 29th of July we saw Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The Sperm whales were socializing almost all day, showing part of the tail and the head. Only two dives were recorded. The pod of dolphins was feeding in association with Cory's shearwaters (Calonectris borealis). Thank you for joining Naturalist.pt in this expedition, enjoy the pictures bellow! SPERM WHALES ATLANTIC SPOTTED DOLPHINS CORY'S S

After a little waiting the lookouts spotted a few Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and our team started to board. The pod had both young calfs and juveniles. The surprise was the high surface activity that we saw when we arrived: two different animals breaching and one of them tail slapping several times. The tail is their strongest muscle, and this behaviour if often related to communication. Either a display of strenght, such as telling a predator that she is not to pl

On the 27th the expeditions were a success! In the morning, the sperm whales were ellusive, changing path under water bring hard to find. Finally both skippers and spotters operating south of Pico in collaboration managed to find a group with several animals. A female and a juvenile were observed, with the last having milk. The mother, or other female with milk to provide did her part, and departed for another deep dive elevating her fluke high just in front of our team. The

On the 26th of July we had an amazing sighting of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). One of them jumped several times in the morning! In the afternoon the whales have been diving in order to catch some squid, se we were able to capture some flukes (tails). Thank you for joining our research, enjoy the pictures! #naturalistpt #atlanticnaturalist #azoresnaturalist #azores #whalewatchingazores #birdwatching #dolphingwatching #dolphinazores #faialtour #faialwhalewatching #Pic

The 25th of July has been a full-day-at-sea for our team of researchers. A group of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) with calfs have been found in the South of Pico island and our boat has gone there. The Sperm whales have been diving in the morning and socializing in the afternoon, so we have been able to collect different data in function of their behavior. A pod of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and 3-4 Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus d

After a very rough morning, the afternoon trip has been great. Lookouts have worked hard and have found a pod of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) close enough to the shore for us to avoid the bad weather. After a little waiting, we have had the chance to share this amazing whales to our amazing explorers and have an incredible afternoon. You can find some pictures of the expedition bellow. The pod of Sperm whales was composed by adults and at least 2 calves. Adult and ca

The expedition has started with only dolphins at sight, but as soon as we have reached the dolphins' area, the lookouts have found Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). A trip that was suposed to be only among dolphins, has turned out to be a quite diverse one with 3 different species of cetaceans: Atlantic-spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus) and Sperm whales, ATLANTIC-SPOTTED DOLPHINS SPERM WHALES RISSO'S DOLPHINS Thank you all for join

Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) have been found in the South of Faial island and our boat, researchers and explorers went out to see them. Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) were transiting in that area too. You have some of the pictures of the morning expedition below. SPERM WHALES STRIPED DOLPHINS SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHINS Thank you very much for joining Naturalist.pt in this expedition! We hope you enjoied

The afternoon's expedition has been on the same pod of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) than in the morning but they have shown a different behavior. In the morning they were deep diving because of feeding but in the afternoon they were resting and socializing. This is the reason why we have seen them all together. Some of the trip's pictures are below for you to enjoy! Thank you for joining us in this expedition. We hope you had a great time and learned from it! #natura