September 30, 2019

19.09.2019 – Beaked breacher

A frequent question that pops up during our tours is; why do dolphins actually leap? Being the talkative person that I am, I already answered this […]
September 28, 2019

17.09.2019 – Nothing for the fainted of heart

Today it all went around! What amazing tours we had! Such excitement was not for the fainted-hearted (in the best meaning sense 😉 )! Of course […]
September 6, 2019

27.08.2019 – Prato do dia

“Prato do dia”, what does that mean? “Daily special!” And what was on the menu of our Atlantic Spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) today? Flying fish (Exocoetidae) […]
September 3, 2019

24.08.2019 – Me or you on me????

Sometimes out there in our blue office it gets really tricky! How is that with our observations? Lobosonda officially offers observations of marine mammals (cetaceans) to […]
August 31, 2019

21.08.2019 – Rest and recreation

As different as we all are from each other, so too are the whales, different even more, in size, shape, behaviour, favourite food, and favourite pastime. […]
August 21, 2019

11.08.2019 – Squid season

Summertime is the best time to indulge on sun, sea and…squid! August typically marks the beginning of deep-sea squid season here in Madeira, locally known as […]
August 17, 2019

07.08.2019 – The madeira sun

The madeira sun is a force to be reckoned with. It makes our island into the little paradise that it is. It shows us graceful dolphins […]
August 7, 2019

29.07.2019 – Mysteries of the deep

Madeira, as you may know, is a Vulcanic island, it is the top of a 6 km high volcanic mountain rising off the ocean floor, that […]
August 6, 2019

28.07.2019 – The blue resilience

Everyone knows that the natural world on our planet is in peril and this impending doom doesn’t pick sides or favour anybody, not even human beings. […]