December 19, 2018
The toothed whale family (Odontoceti) members show a variety of hydrodynamic body shapes which determine how they surface to breathe. This is partially why swim behavior […]
November 8, 2018
Today we had a beautiful sighting with two Blainville Beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris). This mother and her calf were quite sociable, to our delight. The whale girl became […]
November 5, 2018
In recent days, we have written in our blogs often about sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and for a good reason, because these large toothed whales are […]
October 19, 2018
We never know what we might find out on the ocean before starting a tour. Clearly, our aim is to observe cetaceans but sometimes also other […]
October 17, 2018
On our tours we often deal with different species that can behave very differently towards us. Today, there were two marine mammal species, which usually show […]
October 3, 2018
There has not been a lot of activity in the waters South of Madeira today. Anyway, after hours of searching from land and sea some long […]
September 30, 2018
On our tours today, we have been lucky enough to see a variety of sea creatures: Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) […]
September 26, 2018
On our midday tour, a guest asked us, as the Ribeira Brava drove faster, if we had a destination, a goal we are moving towards? In […]
September 24, 2018
Our tour starts with a brief view of Beaked whales. Since the animals were just too far away and did not appear anymore, we can not […]