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Os roazes do Sado - The Bottlenose Dolphins of the Sado Estuary

A group of 26 Bottlenose Dolphins inhabit the Sado estuary (Portugal) year-round. The group sonsists of 5 calves, 4 sub-adults, and 17 adults. This is the only population in an estuary in Portugal, and one of only three known dolphin communities in Europe.

We joined a trip with Vertigem Azul (www.vertigemazul.com) to see them on a beautiful sunny morning in April.
Mother and calf
Mother and calf		 Synchronicity 01
Synchronicity 01		 Synchronicity 02
Synchronicity 02		 Tranquility 01
Tranquility 01
Tranquility 02
Tranquility 02		 Four of a kind
Four of a kind		 Coexistence 01
Coexistence 01		 Coexistence 02
Coexistence 02
Raiz - the oldest member of the group
Raiz - the oldest member of the group		 Checking out
Checking out		 Tail slapping
Tail slapping		 Three dolphins near Troia Peninsula
Three dolphins near Troia Peninsula

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