November 30, 2025

24.11.2025 – An interspecific affair

Madeira’s waters are deep and teeming with prey for hungry predators, particularly those who prefer areas where deep sea squid is on the menu. Apart from […]
November 29, 2025

22.11.2025 – Call to sign

Every year, numerous Pilot whales are driven into the narrow bays of the Faroe Islands. Under enormous stress and amid the panicked cries of their family […]
November 27, 2025

20.11.2025 – Last day

In the morning, we went out to an unruly sea with a lot of waves and spray. We searched west but went without luck. However, everyone […]
November 26, 2025

19.11.2025 – Mama time

Like all mammals, cetaceans give live birth to their young and care for them until the little ones attain their own independence. How this happens, from […]
November 25, 2025

18.11.2025 – Family business

Today the sun was shining and the ocean was calm so perfect weather for another day of trips. This time we god lucky to spot some […]
November 24, 2025

17.11.2025 – Grief of a mother

Today we had a very sad and touching encounter at sea. I had just told our guests that mourning behaviour in Pilot whales and orcas is […]
November 17, 2025

10.11.2025 – Poseidon’s messenger

One of the species we encountered today was the so called Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). This is a small dolphin which can be encountered around Madeira […]
November 15, 2025

07.11.2025 – Life behind glass

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), as we observed them today, are considered intelligent and social marine mammals. In the wild, they live in complex social groups and […]
November 14, 2025

06.11.2025 – Sunset

The sun was setting when we were coming back from our last Stenella trip. Today we could admire 3 different species of cetaceans. In the morning […]