October 13, 2025

04.10.2025 – One for the books

The day already started promising with lovely Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and elusive Cuvier beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris). We had great sightings with both species. […]
October 12, 2025

03.10.2025 – The intelligence of empathy

All cetaceans are fascinating for many reasons but a feature that I, personally, find incredible is the ease at which many of them interact with other […]
October 11, 2025

02.10.2025 – Two social systems in comparison

Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are clearly matriarchal. The social groups of these species usually consist of females and their offspring. […]
October 10, 2025

01.10.2025 – Cephalopod collector

The huge misconception when it comes to the diet of dolphins is that they all eat fish and the importance of cephalopods, particularly deep sea squid, […]
October 9, 2025

30.09.2025 – Bottlenose day

Today only the Ribeira Brava went out because Stenella got to enjoy a little maintenance. Our species of the day was the Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). […]
October 8, 2025

29.09.2025 – You can protect

Today we had two different species of marine mammals, Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Both species need our protection. Not off […]
October 7, 2025

28.09.2025 – Photo-ID

Today I want to present you a technique which scientists use to follow cetaceans over time and space. The technique is called Photo-ID. Many cetaceans like […]
October 6, 2025

27.09.2025 – Choppy rain show

Today we had very interesting wind conditions. Our guests were treated to some truly bumpy rides on the choppy Atlantic Ocean. During mid-day we found a […]
October 5, 2025

26.09.2025 – Perfect! Poo happens

That morning, we drove far to the west, beyond Ponta do Pargo. We rarely get to see the coastline. But the long drive was worth it, […]