White Cap

White Cap is still a young dolphin that can be recognized very well by its white fin. There are more dolphins in her family with similar white spots on their dorsal fins, but not as pronounced as White Cap. We are curious whether it will remain so bright white or will slowly fade over the wintertime.

We have often seen White Cap, even far out in the Atlantic, while we observed over 100 Bottlenose Dolphins in a large group. It seems that she has a young one with her.

We've seen White Cap a lot this year, mostly accompanied by her young one from last year.

White Cap is always fast and recognizable from a distance. She has a young one born in 2016 that we named Fortunato. She protects it and the two always swim close together. White Cap moves in a group of about 12 Bottlenose Dolphins and has been spotted 17 times.

Her white dorsal fin, which looks like a small cap, is easily recognisable even from a distance. She always swims in a larger group of Bottlenose Dolphins. Her young from last year was always seen together with her.

In this short season we saw White Cap 8 times in the period from the 12th to the 23rd of August.

We were able to observe White Cap 15 times this season. Although she appeared late, we were able to see her regularly in August, September and October.

Most of the 24 encounters with White Cap took place in May and June (6 times each). She prefers to swim with around 20 other animals, sometimes even in schools of over 30 individuals. Rarely in small groups of less than 5 animals.

We only saw White Cap from the 31st of July this year, but from then on, often until the 29th of October.