Baleen and Toothed Whales!

By Vanessa Costa29/04/2018Blue Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, Fin Whales, Sperm Whales

Hello everyone! Today the sea was quite chilly. Our lookout had already spotted animals, so of we went to the sea.

The first species that we saw was a group of Bottlenose dolphins. We stayed with them a bit and then we went to see the Baleen Whales!

We had 3 Whales with us, 2 Blue Whales and 1 Fin Whale. The best part was when one of the Blue Whales showed the fluke! After a while, we went to see the biggest toothed whale: The Sperm Whale. The one that we saw was not to big, so probably was still a juvenile. A few minutes later, a calf joined us, it was amazing!

Blue Whale/ Balaenoptera musculus

Sperm Whale / Physeter macrocephalus

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.