18.05.2024 – A day in a dolphin’s life: Eat, pray, love.
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21.05.2024 – Blackfish and their smaller cousins
May 28, 2024
Today was our second guide Peter’s first day at work. And he got off to a very good beginning. Three different species, a perfect start. So here is a warm welcome. We saw Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis), Risso dolphins (Grampus griseus) and a Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus).
While our spotted dolphins are here seasonally in summer, the round-headed dolphins are considered rare visitors. The fin whale, on the other hand, only passes through here briefly. Such sightings are sometimes only possible during a tour. You should savour this encounter. It’s like a snapshot. Of course, we also have resident animals. These include bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins and pilot whales. Seasonal resident animals plus the rare visitors and animals travelling through create a great diversity of marine mammals off Madeira’s coast.
By Fatima Kutzschbach
Sightings of the day
Ribeira Brava
09:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Fin whale
13:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins
Stenella
09:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Risso dolphins, Fin whale
13:30 Atlantic spotted dolphins, Bottlenose dolphins, Common dolphins, Loggerhead turtle
16:00 Bottlenose dolphins, Striped dolphins
