August 16, 2018

Der Geist des Ozeans

Kurt de Swaaf: Der Geist des Ozeans, 240 S., Benevento, 24 Euro, ISBN 978-3-7109-0019-8. Unfortunately this book is only available in German, for the german version […]
August 16, 2018

Oddities about the spermwhale

Before reading this article just to let you know: the spermwhale offers several oddities. Today we have a closer look at the Spermaceti Organ. Spermaceti Organ […]
August 16, 2018

The Gathering

„The whole world is singing…we’ve just stopped listening“ Dr. Christopher W. Clark, Cornell Bioacoustics Lab Working as a whale-watching guide is truly inspiring; it is a […]
August 16, 2018

Daniel Jardim – Skipper & Guide

Daniel has been working as a skipper and guide for Lobosonda since 2013 and has always a friendly smile and word for our guests. He is […]
August 16, 2018

What does the Sperm Whale say?

One thing all toothed whales (Odontoceti) have in common is that they all have strange looking heads that differ in shape and size according to the […]
March 18, 2018

Remoras

Remoras are often found attached to sharks, manta rays, whales, dolphins, turtles and dugongs. They are also called suckerfish, sharksucker or whalesucker. They have a sucker-like […]
March 16, 2018

How do sperm whales catch squids?

Sperm whales love eating squid! Male sperm whales dive up to 2,250 meters, and females up to around 1,100 meters to hunt. While hunting, it is […]
March 2, 2018

Job offer – whale watching Guide for the Summer

Wir sind auf der suche nach ein whale watching Guide der über den Sommer auf Madeira arbeiten möchte. An die interessenten: Ausbildung/Berufserfahrung (Meeres)biologin oder artverwandte Ausbildung […]
February 18, 2018

Whale alarms

Baleen whales often get entangled in fishing gear, which is potentially very dangerous for these animals. Scientists have been trying to come up with solutions for […]