Ocean traffic seemed to be quite hasty today with all the animals we encountered being in quite a hurry. From the darting Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala […]
Madeira’s geographic location in the Atlantic Ocean and it’s deep waters are responsible for the impressive variety of marine life occurring in the archipelago’s waters. Apart […]
Arctic storms have been quite frequent during the beginning of winter, pushing some considerable ocean swells through the North Atlantic, only stopping at the coastlines, taking […]
Cetaceans react differently to the presence of boats and their reaction burns down to a number of different factors. It depends on the species, on how […]
The ocean welcomed us with rainbows in the sky as we sped out aboard our zodiac this morning. Our sightings included bow-riding Striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba), […]
All cetaceans are magnificent animals but two species have fascinated local scientists for some time because of their frequent visit to Madeira’s waters; the Bottlenose dolphins […]