July 31, 2024
There were contrasts in the morning. Active Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and resting Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Everyone needs to take a break and breathe […]
July 30, 2024
We were treated to a large school of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) socialising, mating, jumping and enjoying themselves in the bow wave during the morning […]
July 29, 2024
Have you already taken the time to look at our teams’ profiles on the Lobosonda-website? Apart from introducing ourselves and explaining a bit about our lives […]
July 28, 2024
One of our captains is known for describing Rough Toothed Dolphins (Steno brendanensis) as a classic car. This is specifically in comparison to bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops […]
July 27, 2024
The morning started with Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris), Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) and a Humpback whale. Humpback whales, also known […]
July 26, 2024
There is no such thing as a “normal” day on Madeira’s Ocean. If you have had a look at our sighting’s statistics, you have noticed that […]
July 24, 2024
Before any of our trips, during my briefings, I mention the necessity of patience. Patience, which our spotters have, scanning the sea all day long in […]
July 22, 2024
This morning we had to drive a long way by our standards before we had a sighting. Just before Campanário, however, we had a school of […]
July 21, 2024
“Mar de aceite”, literally means the oil-ocean, which is an expression that is used in Portugal for very calm sea days, when there is not a […]