|27062021| Pilot whales are back | As baleias piloto estão de volta
|ENG| Today we went all the way to the north of Faial island, almost to the Capelinhos Vulcano! The first species that we saw was the sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). On this day the sperm whales seemed a bit evasive so we didn't stay for long with them. Although, we saw an incredible group of pilot whales! The group had around 30 to 60 animals, with a few calves in the middle! They stayed around the boat and some of them approached us. Also in the middle of the pilot w
|26062021| Sleeping beauties | Belas adormecidas
|ENG| Another day, another group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). Today our expeditions were on the south of Faial and Pico Island. In the morning the whales were with a hunting behaviour, staying at the surface resting for around 10 minutes and after deep diving and staying underwater for around 40 minutes. In the afternoon we saw a group of sperm whales that were sleeping. At first, we saw one, that was in a vertical position, showing only a bit of its head. Then t
|18062021| Sperm whale and Pico island postcard | Postal de Cachalote e Ilha do Pico
|ENG| Today was another typical day in the Azores! We start our morning expedition by seeing a group of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) that were quite active at the surface and doing some bow-riding. On this day we also were super lucky and we saw so many sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)! The group was on the south of Faial island and most of the members were heading to Pico island. All of them deep-dive so it was perfect to collect photographs from the tails and it
|12062021pm| Tiny risso's dolphin calf nursing | Cria de golfinho de risso em alimentação
|ENG| This afternoon the sea looked like a mirror! There was no wind at all and it was hot as a summer day. We start the expedition by seeing a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) resting at the surface, getting all the air that it will need for its deep dive. After the 10/12 minutes of resting, the sperm whale deep dove and we got to see its tail. One more photo for us to add to our catalogue! After the sperm whale, we saw a group of Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) that w
|12062021am| Sperm whale reunion | Reunião de Cachalotes nos Açores
|ENG| Today was a perfect day for a sea expedition! The sun was shining and the sea was completely flat. We start the morning watching a couple of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) resting at the surface and then deep diving. One of the sperm whales that were doing some shallow dives, did an unexpected behavior. The sperm whale at one point tourn around with the head direct to us and approached the boats, maybe it was curiosity? After we saw a group of almost 20 sperm wha
|11062021| Portuguese man-of-war stole the attention | Caravela Portuguesa roubou o palco às baleias
|ENG| No sun today, but the sea was completely flat! The first species that we saw in our morning expedition was a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) that showed us its tail. The sperm whales do deep dives to go look for their favorite food, the squids! They can go up to 2 km and stay underwater for at least 40 minutes. This tail has a quite distinctive mark so it will be super easy to identify and add to our catalogue! The second species that we saw was the bottlenose dolp
|10062021| Our local stars | As nossas estrelas locais: golfinhos e baleias nos Açores!
|ENG| Another day, another adventure! Today we saw two species that very common to see in the Azores. Can you guess which species are? If you thought about sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) you were correct! We saw two different sperm whales, that were doing some shallow dives, so no tails for our catalogue today. Then we saw a group of common dolphins with 30 to 45 individuals and we think in the middle of the group were also some
|06062021| Strong sea turtle survivor
|ENG| Today it was windy but the group of Naturalists was ready for the adventure! We were heading to the location of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) when suddenly we saw a blow. Soon, we realize it was a blow of a baleen whale, it was a sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)! The sei whale was traveling at an average speed in a west direction. Due to the weather, after a while, we couldn't spot the baleen whale again. So we just kept our way to the sperm whales. We saw a gr
|05062021pm| Whales and dolphins with a Vulcano in the background
|ENG| In the afternoon expedition, we went to the same location that we were in the morning expedition. It was the same group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), they were a bit more spread and they were with a hunting behavior, which means deep-diving, coming to the surface for around 10 minutes, and deep-diving again. Between seeing two different sperm whales we found at the surface remains of a sperm whale meal! We found a part of a deep-sea octopus, we believe it wa
|05062021am| Whales and dolphins with a Vulcano in the background
|ENG| In today's morning expedition, we went all the way to Capelinhos Vulcano! Perfect background for our sightings. Our first sighting was a group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). We got to see around 6 animals, all of them deep-dive so we got photographs of their tails! We even got to see three sperm whales deep diving at the same time. It will be perfect to add more information to our catalogue. When we were waiting for some sperm whales to come up to the surface