October 16, 2025
Social is a word that is used abundantly for all species of cetaceans, the nature of those social interactions largely depends on the species. Here in […]
October 1, 2025
We waited and searched for marine mammals in one area twice today. The first time, Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) had dived. But when and where […]
September 23, 2025
On our first trip today we had the luck to encounter some calves and juveniles of Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). As they are not able to […]
September 6, 2025
Today, we didn’t see them on all tours, but on most of them we did see the cute rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). They are not always […]
August 19, 2025
It was not an easy day for the spotter today. The fine yellow dust was still in the air, making visibility very difficult. But from midday […]
August 18, 2025
Today we could experience a meteorological phenomenon which sometimes happens in summer on the island of Madeira. I speak about Calima. Calima is meteorological phenomenon that […]
August 16, 2025
Madeira’s geological location and conditions make it an excellent marine restaurant and a marine meeting place for a wide variety of marine mammals. Steeply sloping coasts […]
August 15, 2025
Today we saw the dolphins species which closest resembles an Ichthyosaur, the so called Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). This dolphin species looks reptile like due to […]
August 14, 2025
The day started with Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis). In the afternoon, the Stenella group found some Blainville’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon densirostris) […]