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 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 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 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 […]
November 8, 2025

01.11.2025 – The aftermath of the storm

Today after many days of stormy weather we were finally able to go out on the ocean again. There was still a bit of swell, which […]
October 27, 2025

21.10.2025 – Piloting the way

The species of the day was no doubt the Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). This species gets their name from the early theory that there is […]