Whales, dolphins and more that we can see from the Royal Delfin.
Pilot Whales:
Live all year in the
coast south of Tenerife.
They live in family groups of between 6 and 15 individuals!
Its dorsal fin stands out with a wide base, with a backward curve, and his head is round and almost flat in front ...
Weighs between 2000
and 3500 kg
and adults can measure between 3 and 6 meters!
Their color is dark, almost black, and they generally feed on giant squid that live between
800 and 1000
meters deep!
Watch the video for a minute!
Bottlenose dolphin
The bottlenose dolphin is another of the
resident species
on the south coast of Tenerife.
It can measure from 2 to 3.5m and weigh between 200 and 400 kilos is the type of dolphin that we can see in dolphinariums.
Eat small fish and they are almost always in herds
from 10 to 20 members.
It has a dark gray color on the back and pink below, it can submerge to almost 200 meters.
He is very sociable and likes to play with our boat!
He likes to go on the bow of the Royal Delfin and / or jump in the waves caused by the wake of our catamaran ...
Watch the video !!
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin: this dolphin is characterized by "specks" or spots on its back, these spots appear on adult specimens, it does not reside in Canary waters, but it visits us regularly, it is smaller than the Bottlenose dolphin, 1, 5 to 2.5 m travel from the Caribbean Sea across the Atlantic to the Canary Islands. They are in constant movement following the large schools of small fish, their main food. They are always in very large herds!! we have seen groups of this type of dolphin of hundreds of members!
In the video of the Royal Delfin there are
impressive images of these dolphins !!
Common dolphin.
Common Dolphin: As we see in the photo, it is a very easy to identify dolphin, since it has 4 colors: black, yellow, gray and white !! It is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful.
BRIDE WHALE:
BRIDE WHALE: Imposing whale that measures between 10 and 14 meters, they regularly visit our archipelago, they can be submerged from 35 to 50 minutes although they have a breathing pattern of 4 or 5 consecutive breaths and then be submerged between 9 and 10 minutes !!
Caretta-Caretta Tortoise Also known as loggerhead sea turtle.
The Caretta-Caretta tortoise is a regular visitor to the Canary Islands. At the time of birth, they measure 4.6 cm and weigh 20 grams, in adulthood they can measure 70 to 95 cm on average, and weigh between 80 and 200 kilos! Although there are some very large ones, the registered record is a specimen weighing 545 kilos and 213 cm in length.
Flying fish
The Flying Fish: Its most surprising characteristic is the size of its pectoral fins that are very large and that allow it to fly, this ability is used as a defense or escape from predators.
Cinderella Pardela.
