|29042021| The whales are back!
- Sara Vieira
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min read
|ENG|
After a few days without any whales, they are back!
Today was an amazing morning, we had sun and not much wind. Perfect to go out at sea!
The spotter told us that the whales were in the south of Pico, so we gather our Naturalists and went for our adventure!
In the channel between Faial and Pico, we found a big group of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), with at least 50 dolphins! The group was very compact and some of the animals were curious and approached the boat. If you would like to know more about this species check our fact datasheet about bottlenose dolphins.
We didn't stay long because the whales were getting further away.
Soon we arrive at the location where the whales were sighted, it didn't take long to see the first blow!
In total, we saw at least 3 sei whales (Balaenoptera borealis), but we believe we had a group of 4! Normally, the baleen whales travel alone but sometimes we can be lucky enough to see these small groups.
The whales were traveling at a low speed always in the direction of the west. During the sighting, the whales would leave their footprints (bubbles created by the propulsion of their tails), which helped us tracked them.
If you would like to know more about this species check our fact datasheet about sei whales.
Thank you for joining us! Enjoy and share the photos from our expedition.
See you soon!
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|PT|
Depois de alguns dias sem serem avistadas baleias, elas estão de volta!
A manhã de hoje estava perfeita! O sol brilhava, o Pico estava à mostra e tinhamos pouco vento!
O vigia avisou-nos que as baleias estavam no sul do Pico e que estavam a ficar cada vez mais longe. Por esse motivo, tivemos que encurtar o nosso briefing e partir à nossa aventura!
Já no fim de passarmos o canal entre o Faial e o Pico avistámos um grupo grande de golfinhos roazes (Tursiops truncatus) , que tinha pelo menos 50 golfinhos! O grupo estava bastante conciso e alguns animais mostraram-se curiosos com a nossa embarcação e aproximaram-se. Se quiser saber mais informação sobre esta espécie visitea nossa página que reúne factos sobre os golfinhos roazes.
Ficámos apenas alguns minutos com os golfinhos porque as baleias estavam a ficar cada vez mais longe.
Quando chegamos ao local das baleias não demorou muito tempo até vermos o nosso primeiro sopro!
No total, vimos pelo menos 3 baleias sardinheira (Balaenoptera borealis), mas acreditamos que era um grupo de 4! Normalmente, as baleias de barbas são animais solitários, contudo por vezes formam estes pequenos grupos.
Durante o nosso avistamento as baleias estiveram sempre em navegação a uma baixa velocidade e sempre com direção a oeste. De cada vez que as baleias mergulhavam, a propulsão das suas caudas deixava bolhas à superfície (aquilo a que chamamos as suas pegadas), o que nos ajudava a seguir a sua direção. Se quiser saber mais sobre esta espécie visite a nossa página de factos sobre baleias sardinheiras.
Muito obrigada por se terem juntado à nossa equipa!
Aproveitem e partilhem as fotografias da vossa expedição.
Vemo-nos em breve!
Bottlenose dolphins | Golfinhos roazes
Sei whales | Baleias sardinheira
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