August 29, 2023
It was a long drive in the morning, passing Capo Girão almost to Camara do Lobos. Even if we only had a brief encounter, it was […]
August 28, 2023
After a long search we found a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the morning. A little calf was in their midst, well cared for […]
August 27, 2023
Today our marine mammals and nature were a real patience trainer for our guests. Shy Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) kept their distance, reticent Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops […]
August 26, 2023
Dolphin pods work as a unit with leading animals changing according to situation and the groups dynamic. For a close encounter to take place, however, it […]
August 25, 2023
Our boats drove out onto a breezy Atlantic Ocean this morning, with our zodiac venturing around 7 nautical miles offshore to meet a pod of Atlantic […]
August 21, 2023
Visibility was hazy today too, but luck was on our side and we had our active, lively Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). Cory’s shearwaters circled in […]
August 20, 2023
Today there was a yellow haze over the sea. Visibility was not particularly good and our spotter was pushed to the limit. When the so-called “Leste” […]
August 19, 2023
Our eagerness to see dolphins often make us forget unimportant fact; dolphins are also constantly busy. They spend a significant amount of their day foraging for […]
August 18, 2023
There are several differences between toothed whales and baleen whales, one of the most important being how they socialise. Baleen whales socialise with conspecifics occasionally or […]