March 8, 2022
Our trip this morning started off with a sighting right at our doorstep. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) were busy hunting right in front of the sandy […]
February 27, 2022
As I already mentioned in a recent blog; the family of oceanic dolphins, or Delphinidae, is brimming with diversity, with species in all shapes and sizes. […]
February 23, 2022
Dolphins may look fairly alike, almost indistinguishable from afar but all are indeed different! Such differences aren’t only apparent in slight variations in physical appearance within […]
February 18, 2022
Every species is unique, that’s indisputable, as is the fact that most marine organisms display opportunistic behaviour. However, no species does opportunistic like the Bottlenose dolphin […]
January 14, 2022
Our Ribeira Brava left the marina to find a school of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Fortunately, they were moving in our direction. The large dolphins moved […]
January 11, 2022
Today both boats had the chance to observe our winter dolphins, the Short-beaked Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis). These dolphins with their special drawing are beautiful. Although […]
December 14, 2021
An amazing day, a great tour. Today we were sent far out by our spotter. He had discovered Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus). But when they are […]
December 11, 2021
It didn’t work out today. Our Ribeira Brava went far to the westernmost point of the island, Ponta do Pargo seemed within reach. But no dolphins, […]
December 7, 2021
As we left the harbor, the sun glittered on the ocean, the sea was still quite calm, but the waves increased as the tour progressed. The […]