Spotted Dolphin
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A Long Anticipated Encounter – 18/5/24
As someone who has been on the water a lot in several corners of the world over the past decade, I keep a list in the back of my mind of a couple of cetacean species I would love to see one of these, a generally pelagic or offshore dolphin species has eluded me, the…
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A Surprise Season of Sei Whales! – 2022
Hello hello! This is Maria, I’m a whale-watching guide that travels between Baja and the Azores. In both areas, we can see Bryde’s whales and Sei whales. However, it is more likely to see Sei whales in the Azores, and Bryde’s whales in Baja. These two species are not famous for providing great sightings on…
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The Naming of Spotted Dolphins
There are two currently recognized species of Spotted Dolphin: The Pantropical Spotted Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) – found in temperate and topical waters around the world – and the slightly larger Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) – found, as you may imagine, in the tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The geography of these species’ common names…
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A Great Summer Day in the Azores – 2/9/20
On Wednesday 2nd of September, our whale watching boat Risso left the harbor of Horta Northwards the channel between Faial and Pico islands. Little we knew that we had 13 sightings ahead! The first that we saw was a pod of 150 Atlantic Spotted Dolphins 25 minutes after leaving town, they approached the boat to…
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7 Species with Amazing Behaviors – 18/7/20
On the 18th of July we had a full day private tour: a Canadian-Belgian couple and our VIP guest Fred Buyle. The weather forecast was not the best, but the Azorean Summer is pretty special, so the cloudy day was not a surprise at all. Soon, the lookout from the South of Pico Island found…