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|17-07-2019| Sperm whales, dolphins and pilot whales in the Azores

The 17th of July was a busy day for the team of Naturalist.pt. We could collect lots of data as we were almost the whole day at the sea!...

|16-07-2019| Sperm whales, Sowerby's Beaked Whales and Risso's dolphins!

Amazing day with special encounters for our Naturalist explorers and researchers onboard. We were able to collect different data from...

|15-07-2019 pm| A trip for dolphin lovers: Bottlenose and Atlantic-spotted dolphins and Sperm whales

We had a special private tour focused on dolphins: a family that wanted to find Atlantic-spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis). The first...

|15-07-2019 am| Sperm whales and Striped dolphins in Faial, Azores

A pod of 10 Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) showed up in the North of Faial Island. One of the animals breached out, giving us the...

|14-07-2019| Sperm whales, Bottlenose dolphins and Common dolphins: 3 expeditions in Faial, Azores

It was a long day for the Naturalist.pt research team! The Azorean whales and dolphins presented us unique moments. Sperm whales...

|13-07-2019| Northern bottlenose whales and Bottlenose dolphins

After 5 minutes of leaving Horta, we found a pod of 30 Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). After some minutes for image collection...

|12-07-2019 pm| Bottlenose dolphins and Sperm whales in the North of Faial

Animals were around Faial, and Naturalist explorers were onboard to see them. In this afternoon we saw Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops...

|12-07-2019 am| Bottlenose dolphins, Striped dolphins and Short-finned Pilot whales in the North

There were no big whales that morning but 3 different species with very different behaviors allowed us to see more biodiversity and learn...

|11-07-2019 pm| Sperm whales and Sowerby's beaked whales in the South of Faial Island

During the afternoon expedition of the 11th of July we observed a group of 8-9 Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) and a pod of...

|11-07-2019 am| Atlantic-spotted dolphins and Sperm whales

Flat sea is always good news. In the morning of the 11th of July we enjoyed great weather conditions and amazing Atlantic-spotted...

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Finding of Razor Clam in the Azores! Descoberta de Lingueirão nos Açores: GEO + Naturalist

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