November 27, 2025

20.11.2025 – Last day

In the morning, we went out to an unruly sea with a lot of waves and spray. We searched west but went without luck. However, everyone […]
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 22, 2025

BWB – What fossil discoveries in marine mammals reveal about the evolution of species

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 […]
November 20, 2025

BWB – Underwater meadows

Imagine a flowering meadow, moving grasses, grazing animals and hiding predators. You might think about the steppe or meadows in Europe, but such a world does […]
November 19, 2025

11.11.2025 – Salt crust

Surprise, we have November weather here too! We are facing a storm, but this morning we went out onto the choppy sea. Our traditional fishing boat […]
November 17, 2025

10.11.2025 – Poseidon’s messenger

One of the species we encountered today was the so called Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). This is a small dolphin which can be encountered around Madeira […]
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 […]