26.08.2024 – Sashimi breakfast

Our Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) were busy catching their sashimi breakfast today. While the dolphins and the Cory’s shearwaters had the advantage, Flying fish had to give up their lives. That’s part of nature.

Flying fish, also known as Exocoetidae, are fascinating sea creatures that are impressive due to their unusual ability to glide distances through the air. These fish have specially developed, wing-like pectoral fins that allow them to leave the water and glide over the surface to escape predators. They often reach speeds of up to 70 km/h. Their unique wings are capable of carrying them up to 200-300 metres. However, this flight is more of a gliding flight, as the fish do not perform continuous wing beats. Their habitat is mainly tropical and subtropical oceans, where they feed on plankton and small fish.

Juna, a young guest, asked a lot of questions today. If you ask a lot, you learn a lot. And she also had a bit of ‘surf’ training ;). I also learnt something, Juna means the desired one. With me, your questions were definitely welcome.

On the tour at lunchtime, our guests observed Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus).

By Fatima Kutzschbach

Sightings of the day

Ribeira Brava

09:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Cory’s shearwaters, Flying fishes

13:30 Bottlenose dolphins

Stenella

09:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Cory’s shearwaters, Flying fishes

14:00 Bottlenose dolphins

17:00 Bottlenose dolphins, Atlantic spotted dolphins, Cuvier beaked whales