|20240620| Day full of species and with a rare sighting!
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We recorded cetacean numbers, behavior and photo-ID, counted Portuguese man-o-war aggregations and sizes
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During our morning trip, we were able to spot Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), Tropical pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Risso's dolphins (Grampus griseus), Loggerhead seaturtle (Caretta caretta) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis).
During our afternoon trip, we were able to spot Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus), Tropical pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Loggerhead seaturtle (Caretta caretta), Portuguese man O'war (Physalia physalis) and Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris borealis). Near the end of our tour, we saw a rare species :) now with official confirmation: Pygmy Sperm whale (Kogia breviceps).
We hope you enjoyed your trip & see you again on another opportunity!
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