January 3, 2026
The Cathedral of Funchal, also known as Sé Catedral de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, is one of Madeira’s most important historical buildings. It was constructed at […]
December 23, 2025
Today we finally went out again. But our guests needed to have their sea legs, as the sea was still quite choppy. Unperturbed, Short-finned pilot whales […]
December 16, 2025
In todays BWB I want to present you one of the most fascinating ecosystems you can encounter at tropical coasts, mangrove forests. These are forests growing […]
November 22, 2025
Fossil discoveries play a central role in understanding the evolution of marine mammals. This group of animals includes whales, dolphins, seals, manatees, and otters. Their ancestors […]
October 26, 2025
This morning both our boats managed sightings of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) as well as of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), two of Madeira’s most important […]
October 22, 2025
Interspecific interactions, or interactions between different species, are anything but a rarity amongst cetaceans. They allow the animals to understand where they can find protection, feeding […]
September 15, 2025
In the morning, both of our boats encountered a big and interactive group of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Our guests on Stenella were even treated to […]
September 7, 2025
Today we went west. Even tough, the Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were present for all trips, we had very different experiences throughout the day. The first […]
August 31, 2025
Today we saw a lot of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) in the morning and late afternoon. Mid-day was notably empty of Atlantic spotted dolphins but […]