Risso’s Dolphins everywhere!!

By Catarina Fonseca13/09/2016Cetaceans, Dolphins (Odontoceti), Loggerhead, Rissos Dolphins, Sea Turtles

Today we spent the day finding Risso’s dolphins everywhere!

Close to the boats we had 20 to 50 individuals at a time: some were really shy, some were being very active and mating, and we could even see a young calf nursing with it’s mother! 🙂

According to our lookout Filipe, who has a better prespective from above, the small groups were all part of a massive group of about a hundred Risso’s dolphins that were very spread out in the area!!! 😀

Juvenile loggerhead turtle / Caretta caretta

On the return way from our afternoon tour the very calm seas allowed us to spot between 25 to 30 young loggerhead turtles bobbing about!

Keep tuned for more news of our tours! 🙂

About Catarina Fonseca

Catarina is Marine Biologist and was Main Guide and Technical & Scientific Director at TERRA AZUL from 2014 to 2017. She is dedicated, knowledgeable and a passionate friend to animals and humans. We hope she can come back soon to wildlife experiences with us. , and everyday works on ensuring the highest educational and conservation standards during spractice. She also contributes collecting Data collection for MONICET – The Azores Islands Cetaceans Research & Conservation long-term monitoring project.