Big Fin Whale!

By Vanessa Costa26/04/2018Blue Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, Fin Whales

Hello everyone! Today the day was warm here at the base but when we went out it was a bit chilly, unlike the other days.

The first sighting was a little group of Bottlenose Dolphins. This time we saw one “special” Bottlenose Dolphins. It was the Egyptian, because the dorsal fin was cut and had a triangular shape. It can have more dolphins like this, so we cannot say for sure that it was “the one”, but now you have an idea and you can always go to Monicet and check the Photo ID section.

Bottlenose Dolphins off the Ilhéu of Vila Franca (Tursiops truncatus )

After this dolphins, we went to see Fin Whales and Blue Whales! One of the Fin Whales was really big and it was hard to see the dorsal fin, because it was so huge. We can say now that the Baleen Whale season with Blue Whales has really started.

Blue Whale/Balaenoptera musculus

If you want to join, come visit us at Terra Azul!

About Vanessa Costa

Vanessa is Marine Biologist and Marine Wildlife Guide and is responsible for Environmental Conservation at TERRA AZUL. She enjoys being out in the ocean with Wildlife accompanying visitors and collecting field imagery and data for local Cetaceans and Sea Turtles Research & Conservation projects.