January 29, 2021

23.01.2021 – Circle of friends

Strong friendships mean resilience, even in the animal kingdom. Dolphins are known to establish close relationships with selected members of their pods and nurture these relationships […]
January 19, 2021

14.01.2021 – Smooth seas, snowy peaks

Glassy waters and bright sunshine are definitely welcoming conditions when it comes to whale-watching, especially after such a rainy, cold start to the new year. While […]
January 18, 2021

12.01.2021 – Nomad

Finding animals out on the Atlantic can be quite tricky but identifying them at sea can also present quite a challenge for the crew working to […]
January 9, 2021

31.12.2020 – The fin-ale

2020 was a difficult year for everyone and our team was set on spending the last hours of it in the marvellous company of cetaceans at […]
January 8, 2021

30.12.2020 – A typical duo

In today’s waves a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) surfed happily and, as so often, we also met Short-finned Pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) in their […]
January 6, 2021

29.12.2020 – Gasolina

Patience truly is a virtue when it comes to whale-watching…. and our guests aboard the Stenella this morning definitely deserve the gold medal when it comes […]
December 28, 2020

21.12.2020 – One at a time

The ocean seemed almost desert-like this morning before our spotter discovered a small, shy group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) cruising close to the shore that […]
December 26, 2020

18.12.2020 – Friend or foe

The waters around the Madeira archipelago are visited by a surprisingly long list of cetaceans, with scientific institutions already confirming up to 29 different species! With […]
December 18, 2020

11.12.2020 – Passive, dynamic and interactive

It’s hard to sum up the behaviour of whales and dolphins in a few words since they all have very different life cycles and social lives. […]