Those who visit us off Madeira’s coast in winter are our so-called winter dolphins. Their species name is Short-beaked common dolphins, scientifically (Delphinus delphis). There are […]
Today we saw a group of quite strong Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We assumed that they were possibly the high-sea variety, which only rarely visit us […]
Today we went out in rough seas. For a very brief moment we had a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) close to the boat. Unfortunately, not all […]
This morning we were found by two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We were briefly checked out by them and they disappeared. The Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus […]
The sea was wonderfully smooth today, like a silk scarf wrapped in grey by the clouds, it lay there peacefully. With such marine peacefulness, who would […]
Adapted to the cold wind, we encountered our winter dolphins today. Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) prefer colder waters. For us, winter means the chance to […]
On our tour today, the guests saw a large school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We have our inshore population here. Sometimes we only see 1-2 […]