The 2 largest Whales!

By Vanessa Costa24/04/2018Blue Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, Fin Whales

Hello everyone! Today was another good day. We went out with good weather and very excited people.

The first species that we saw was the Fin Whale. In the first minutes, there were 2 of them but after a while one more showed up.

Fin Whale / Balaenoptera physalus

Then, our lookout told us that he saw a big blow on the west but he wasn’t sure if it was another Fin Whale or a Blue Whale. We went there to see and there were 2 Blue Whales 🙂 . It was amazing how loud was the blow. We also saw the Blue Whale’s feces (aka poop).

Blue Whale’s feces (Balaenoptera musculus)

Did you know that the loudest voice in the animal kingdon also comes from the Blue Whale? That’s right! They produce low frequency sounds that can reach many miles.

Blue Whale / Balaenotera musculus

In the end of the tour we saw a little group of Bottlenose Dolphins feeding.

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.