White-beaked Dolphin
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Angel Delight – 16/7/25
Angel is a humpback whale with a beautiful and incredibly distinctive tail. According to Happy Whale this individual has only been seen around Iceland so we do not know where it breeds. I was the first person to spot this whale in Iceland as far as I know and I was so amazed when I…
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A Unique Encounter with Dolphins and Humpbacks – 14/9/23
At a time of year from Holmavik, Westfjords, Iceland where we mostly see larger humpbacks deep-feeding, we had an unusual tour today. With beautiful weather and light we could see whales blowing from the harbour. But when we got out there we struggled to find them and those we saw were taking very long dives,…
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A Summer in Húsavík, the European capital of whale watching! – 2018
Hello everybody! For this episode of baleen whales, I would like to share some memories from when I spent a few weeks whale watching in Iceland. It was the first time that I traveled alone and it was a big adventure for me. By that time, I was yet a biology student, and following my…
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A Very Special Day – 29/8/22
It was just one of those rare but oh so special days that I will always remember despite thousands of whale watching tours. At Laki Tours in Iceland we take some of the local children whale watching each year for free to show them the wonderful animals they have in their waters, hoping to create…
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Three Species of Cetacean – 29/5/22
On a pretty rare calm and sunny day out in our huge fjord off west Iceland we encountered three species of cetacean. Firstly out in the deep water of the fjord we found one of the male sperm whales that hangs out in this area at this time of year. We see a lot of…