December 21, 2018
We had sightings of two very charismatic cetacean species today, both of which can be encountered throughout the year in Madeiras waters; the Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 20, 2018
This morning our traditional boat found itself gliding on a flat ocean with the suns rays warming its deck, so much so that the majority of […]
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 […]
December 17, 2018
Only a few of the many interesting marine animals stand as “special guests” on our passport. A sweet representative of this guest list is the Loggerhead […]
December 13, 2018
Nothing is more rewarding than ending a long search of cetaceans with a group of curious animals. After scanning a vast search area under somewhat challenging […]
December 10, 2018
During todays afternoon tour, our spotter directed us to a mixed group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) and Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) who were travelling […]
December 6, 2018
When we think of cetaceans we think of highly social and intelligent animals, gracefully wandering the oceans in each others company. The Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) […]
December 4, 2018
The sea was gradually preparing for the next day’s wind, but it was still possible for us to go out. It took quite a while to […]
December 3, 2018
We had trips in the morning aboard both of our boats today, with the crew and guests aboard the Stenella being the luckier ones and scoring […]