Observador
Observador always gives us the impression that he's watching us, not the other way round. That's why we gave him the name "Observer". He is extremely curious, and stands out due to two special behaviors: He often circles around the boat to see everything from close up or he swims past our boat within a short distance.
When he's got enough oxygen, or his curiosity is satisfied, he dives down near the firmm-boat in slow motion, where we see his enormous fluke disappear almost close enough to touch.
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This is how we have experienced Observador since the beginning of our adoption program:
2014
Observador got his name because he was curious and often approached the boat or even swam all around it. He swam towards us and then immediately changed course and continued along the boat.This way we could observe his huge body from very close.
2015
This year Observador was only briefly in the Strait of Gibraltar. He came close to the boat again and looked around curiously. But already the next day he was not to be found any more.
2016
Observador has been here several times. He is still quite curious and slowly swam towards our boat. When he went down in slow motion, it was always a cheerful moment on the boat.
2017
There were once again several encounters with Observador. He is still quite curious and slowly as usual swam towards our boat. When he went down in slow motion, clapping and cheering started on the boat.
2018
Observador we have seen this season only on the 3rd and 26th of May. As it is his habit, he came close to the boat to dive then leisurely and majestically. He always causes applause and great excitement among the guests on board.
2019
He surfaced right next to the boat on the 16th of May and took us completely by surprise. Then he was here again in the last few days of September, when 9 sperm whales delighted us for a few days. As we know it from him, he approaches the boat curiously, looks at us and then dives off majestically.
2020
We didn't have many Sperm Whale sightings during the short season, as the main observation time is in spring. Nevertheless, Observador surprised us once in August when he jumped out of the water.
2021
Unfortunately, we were unable to recognise Observador during the short season (most Sperm Whale sightings take place in spring).
2022
This year we were able to observe Observador three times, twice at the beginning of June and once in mid-July. On the first and third sightings, he came swimming towards the boat, as is typical for him.
2023
In April and June, Observador was seen in total 5 times. Once he came close to the boat and twice he was together with two or three other animals.
2024
We were only able to observe Observador twice this season in May. On the 3rd of May he was right next to the boat with 10 Bottlenose dolphins.