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| Killer whale video from M/S Maan Dolphin |
| Recently we had a very nice encounter with killer whales.You can watch a video clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDhRs7q9RMQ ...Lea mas |
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| A new skeleton in the museum |
| This year Iva Kovacic and Lynne Decoster (two of our guides) started to rebuild a skeleton of a Harbour Porpoise (Phocena phocena). This porpoise stranded in Andenes beach in 2006. All the bones where cleaned and treated and stored at the Whalesafari centre. The building process will...Lea mas |
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| Luca Rho Ariwoola and his new friend! |
| "Luca Rho Ariwoola" has a new friend!! During the afternoon of the 16th July Luca Rho Ariwoola was seen twice in the companionship of a single White-Beaked Dolphin (Lagenorinco albirostris) that swam around him while on the surface. When the Sperm Whale ...Lea mas |
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| ID-192 got a name! |
| We are pleased to announce that Sperm Whale with ID 192 has just been baptized. His name is now "LUCA RHO ARIWOOLA". The first time he was seen was in Summer 1994 and since then he has been spotted regularly. We would like to give a big "thank you" to Mrs Gi...Lea mas |
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| An update from our researchers |
| by Lara PoloThis year our researchers are continueing to update the sperm whale catalogue and to record sounds produced by sperm whales.Thanks to the idrophones installed on the keels of our boats, they can record all the vocalizations of sperm whales and other cetaceans spottet during a trip. Hydro...Lea mas |
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| 4 Adoptions in one day! |
| Yesterday we had four of our guests that adopted our sperm whales (Wolfgang, Melanie, Dorota and Anna). We would like to express all our gratitude for your support to our research programmes. You can adopt a sperm whale for a year and all the money coming from this programme will go entirely to rese...Lea mas |
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| Several species of whales spotted on our safaris |
| We have already carried out 32 successful safaris and we have already seen 6 different species of whales: sperm whales, minke whales, killer whales, pilot whales, humpback whales and harbour porpoises. One of the sperm whales is an old acquaitance and his name is Quasimodo! When you are on our ...Lea mas |
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| Maan Dolphin started |
| OnThursday the 17th of June we started to operate M/S Maan Dolphin aswell. We are in full high season now and we can carry out at least foursafaris per day with two boats. All the trips are completely differentadventures since we are in the nature, so what you can experience onone safari is totally ...Lea mas |
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| 17 trips already carried out and 100% success |
| People watching a sperm whale blowing at the surface Example of photo-ID pictures taken by our researchers We have already car...Lea mas |
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| The Midnight Sun |
| by Daniele Zanoni The midnight sun is a phenomenonoccurring north from the Arctic Circle and South from the AntarcticCircle. The duration of this period varies according to the latitude.Since there is no human settlement south from the Antarctic Circle,people experiencing the midnight sun live in No...Lea mas |
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| First safaris were a success! |
| In May, beforethe official season starting date, wewere out at sea a total of 3 times. All the trips were a completesuccess andwe had up to 15 sperm whale observations and 4 whales close to the boatinevery trip. The tourists really appreciated the guided tour in themuseum,which gave them the u...Lea mas |
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| Thomas back to the reception for the 4th season |
| Thomas Knudsen (Norway: Norwegian, English) Thomas is 19 years old from Andenes, Norway and he has been working for Whalesafari Andenes every summer since 2007. Thomas interests are soccer, music, film and...Lea mas |
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| Kathrine at the reception as well |
| Kathrine Lihall 20 years old, Stokmarknes, Norway Kathrine was born in Stokmarknes hospital, but has lived in Andenes for most of her life. She has also lived in Narvik for two years to study...Lea mas |
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| Alex is joining us again as guide |
| Alex Garcia Guarch 37 years old, Spain Alex has been working as a Whalesafari Guide since 2003. Originally from Spain, his fascination and main interest in whales resides in their own language, which...Lea mas |
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| Iva back to Whalesafari for the seventh season |
| Iva Kovačić 30 years old, from Croatia Languages: Croatian, English, German, Italian, Spanish ...Lea mas |
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| Ann-Helen will be at the reception |
| Ann-Helen Skogvoll 47 years old from Andenes, Norway Language: Norwegian, English, (German). She has just graduated from Harstad University College with a bachelor in Travel and Tourism. Workin...Lea mas |
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| Torstein from Andenes will work at the reception |
| Torstein Raabye Haugen (Norway: Norwegian, German, English) Torstein is a 22 years old student from Andenes. He is currently studying for a bachelor degree in Graphic Design at NKF Campus Kristi...Lea mas |
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| Biologist Michela will join the guide team in June |
| Michela Orfeo 35 years old, Italian After collaborating with a German seal rescue centre and the zoo of Vienna Michela decided to study Biology in Innsbruck (Austria) and to specialize in Zoology ...Lea mas |
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| Annika is one of our receptionists |
| Annika Marking Swedish, 25 years old. Speaks Swedish, English, Spanish, Portuguese (and a little bit of German) When no...Lea mas |
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| Marta Acosta will be part of the Photo ID Team |
| Marta Acosta Plata 25 years, from Madrid, Spain. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain) Environmen...Lea mas |
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| Lynne: 4th season with us |
| Lynne will be our guide for the fourth season in a row 26 years old, Belgium Lynne is a Belgian biologist who loves being out in nature and going out on the sea. The past ye...Lea mas |
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| Season's First Whale Safari |
| The first trip of 2010 was a big success! Accompanied by shining sun, flat sea and almost no wind, we went out on the first whale safari of the season on board ...Lea mas |
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| Danilo is next guide to come |
| Danilo Mariucci - Gualdo Tadino, Italy 25 years old He is graduated in International Comunications at the “Foreign University” of P...Lea mas |
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| Christopher is the first guide to arrive |
| Christopher Campos Haugan 24 years, from Valparaiso, Chile For the last ten years Chris has worked as an Interpreter and guide in several countries. During winter he carries out his profession in Chile, but migra...Lea mas |
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| The "Acoustik" Research Team |
| This year we will have a team that will do acoustic surveys onsperm whales. The team is composed of three people from Italy: LucaLamoni , Lara Polo and Luca Tassara all from the University of Genova.Luca Lamoni started the project last year and is going tocoordinate the survey from Italy...Lea mas |
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| Fredrik Nilsson adopted Moby Dick |
| Fredrik Nilsson from Sweden adopted the sperm whale Moby Dick. He is the first foster parent in 2010, and we hope that many people will adopt Moby Dick or the other whales (Glenn and ID-234). See more here. ...Lea mas |
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| Léïs from France will be Whalesafari Guide |
| Léïs Thomas, France 29 years old Holder of a Master in Marketing and Finance, he consecrated the end of his studies to a statement on alternative energies for cars. He decided to become guide in the Whale Centr...Lea mas |
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| Guide Team: Veronica from Sweden |
| Veronica Colmander Veronica is a 25 years old marine biologist from Sweden. She wrote her masters’ thesis about a marine worm called Osedax mucofloris that decomposes ...Lea mas |
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| Benjamin from Germany will be one of our guides |
| Benjamin Seyfang 32 years old – German His profession during the winter months is ski instructor in the Swiss Alps. His other profession is geographer. As his interests involve everything concerning untouched na...Lea mas |
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| How air breathing diving animals hold their breath |
| How airbreathing diving animals hold their breath by Daniele ZanoniNaturehas shaped through evolution the way animals behave. That means that someanimals have adapted to feed in places where the rest of the animalsliving around them cannot go. This eliminates part of the competitionfor finding the...Lea mas |
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| Elisabeth back to photo-ID |
| Elisabeth Støhle Rødland 23 years, from Ålesund, Norway. Studying for a master degree in marine biology at the University of Oslo Her master thesis is about population estimation of the sperm whales off Andenes. She wants to find out how many sperm whales visit the Bleik ...Lea mas |
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| Daniele Zanoni is the new responsible for research, IT and guides |
| Daniele Zanoni comes from Italy and worked at Whalesafari in 1999 as guide and in 2002 and 2003 as guide coordinator. He holds a master degree in marine biology from the University of Tromsø on the distribution and abundance on sperm whlaes off Andøya. He has been working in the tourist branch ...Lea mas |
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| El mejor safari de ballenas del mundo! |
| El mejor safari de ballenas del mundo! Número 1 en Avistamientos La Sociedad para la Conservación de Ballenas y Delfines (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society), especializada en la publicación de evaluaciones de este tipo de turismo en todo el mun...Lea mas |
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| Killer whale video from M/S Maan Dolphin |
| Recently we had a very nice encounter with killer whales.You can watch a video clip here: http://www.youtube.... |
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| A new skeleton in the museum |
| This year Iva Kovacic and Lynne Decoster (two of our guides) started to rebuild a skeleton of a Harbour Porpo... |
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| Luca Rho Ariwoola and his new friend! |
| "Luca Rho Ariwoola" has a new friend!! During the afternoon of the 16th July Lu... |
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