October 27, 2025

The story of crabs, sponges and sea anemones

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/916904?size=large Speaking about nature we often hear the words and phrases “Survival of the fittest”, “Competition” or “The larger eats the smaller”, but what if […]
October 26, 2025

20.10.2025 – Doing their thing

This morning both our boats managed sightings of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), two of Madeira’s most important […]
October 22, 2025

14.10.2025 – One mammal at a time

Interspecific interactions, or interactions between different species, are anything but a rarity amongst cetaceans. They allow the animals to understand where they can find protection, feeding […]
October 19, 2025

10.10.2025 – A celebration of cetaceans

Cetaceans (whales and dolphins) have fascinated mankind since time immemorial and have been widely observed, researched and admired since the very first contact happened between our […]
October 16, 2025

07.10.2025 – It takes a village

Social is a word that is used abundantly for all species of cetaceans, the nature of those social interactions largely depends on the species. Here in […]
October 12, 2025

03.10.2025 – The intelligence of empathy

All cetaceans are fascinating for many reasons but a feature that I, personally, find incredible is the ease at which many of them interact with other […]
October 10, 2025

01.10.2025 – Cephalopod collector

The huge misconception when it comes to the diet of dolphins is that they all eat fish and the importance of cephalopods, particularly deep sea squid, […]
October 2, 2025

23.09.2025 – A coastal affair

If we could label one cetacean species as our coastguard it would be the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The species enjoys a wide distribution, with several […]
September 25, 2025

16.09.2025 – Oceanic regulators

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are absolutely fascinating creatures that never fail to surprise us with their adaptive and intelligent nature, an attribute that along with their […]