November 28, 2025

21.11.2025 – The species thought to be extinct

Today we had the huge luck to spot one of the rarer visitors of the island. It was the False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens). This energetic […]
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 16, 2025

08.11.2025 – Big and small

We started the day off strong with Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). We got to observe the animals showing off their tail flukes before initiating deep foraging […]
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 […]