July 28, 2022
Body contact is an extremely important part of a dolphins social life and this becomes obvious during almost all sightings. As well as it representing affection […]
July 22, 2022
Our beautiful island of Madeira is truly a hotspot for whale and dolphin watching. Being part of the macronesian region, that consists of three archipelagos that […]
June 30, 2022
We had one journalist on board of our Stenella boat today that had one wish – and that was to see beaked whales! Many of you […]
June 19, 2022
The word whale gets many people extremely confused. For most it refers to the larger baleen whales, for others it can be applied to every large […]
June 13, 2022
Toothed whales (Odontoceti), the family of cetaceans containing dolphins, Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and beaked whales, are some of the smartest animals on the planet with […]
May 27, 2022
This morning it was a while before we had an encounter with marine mammals. That’s how it is sometimes at sea, it takes patience. Meanwhile, our […]
May 26, 2022
Who keeps amazing us? The Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), our cute, happy, interactive summer dolphins! This morning we encountered a large school of 100+ animals […]
April 12, 2022
During our morning tour, contacts with the marine mammals became more intimate with each sighting. The Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) that we first encountered were quite […]
March 16, 2022
International women’s day is about celebrating the female gender and generally acknowledging the importance of equity in society. Our team loves to use the opportunity to […]