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Tag: false killer whale

False killer whales spotted at Roca Partida

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2019-02-13
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By Nautilus Crew on February 13th, 2019 in Socorro

We of course had fantastic dives with plenty of sharks , including large Galapagos, Silvertips and Scalloped Hammerheads as well as several Manta sightings throughout the day. There were also the giant “bait balls” of Bonito Tuna and huge schools of various sized Yellowfin Tuna aswell. Pretty good going to be fair.
However when you couple this with the several Humpback whales in the area breaching and playing around all day it gets a bit more special. We could even hear the Humpbacks singing on a couple of the dives it was absolutely beautiful.

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  • Tags false killer whale, manta
Greeted by Manta Rays

Greetings from Mobula Rays and Giant Black Manta

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Post date 2018-06-26
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By Nautilus Guests on June 26th, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

Today was an epic day of diving. The kind that makes your heart smile. On our first dive, we were greeted immediately with mobula rays, and then a beautiful giant black manta that serenaded us the majority of the dive. Amidst the activity some friendly dolphins also checked us out. It was truly breathtaking.

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  • Tags California Sea Lion, false killer whale, giant black manta, giant manta ray, Hammerhead shark, mobula ray, silky shark
Tropical Fish in the Sea of Cortez

Magnificent Mobulas and More at Isla Tortuga

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2018-06-21
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By Nautilus Crew on June 21st, 2018 in Crew, Sea of Cortez

What really made the dives special was the Mobula rays. On every dive we did here (5 total), we saw Mobula and I don’t mean one or two. I mean many, and the action was constant for the whole of our dives sometimes.

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  • Tags dolphins, false killer whale, Grouper, Isla Tortuga, king angelfish, mobula rays, snapper, surgeonfish, tuna, turtles, Whale Shark, yellowtail
diver floats and plays with regulator bubbles

Best ever diving on the Nautilus UnderSea

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Post date 2018-06-05
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By Nautilus Guests on June 5th, 2018 in Crew, Guests, Socorro

On almost every dive, we encountered friendly giants mantas, massive tunas, and on 3 dives, the biggest fish of the ocean: a whale shark. Some of us were lucky enough to witness the few hours before birth of a baby dolphin, a couple of divers got the privilege to see the healthy baby 4 days later.

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  • Tags bottlenose dolphin, false killer whale, Galapagos Shark, giant manta, Nautilus Undersea, Roca Partida, Whale Shark
roca partida as seen through two lovely glasses of wine!

False killer whales head-butting

  • Post author By Nautilus Guests
  • Post date 2018-06-04
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By Nautilus Guests on June 4th, 2018 in Guests, Socorro

But as they approached the boat we realized they were not actually the bottlenoses we’d seen a lot. We then realized they were false killer whales! I was incredibly exciting when 15-20 of them decided to stick around. We even saw two of them head-butting!

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  • Tags false killer whale, Galapagos Shark, Nautilus Belle Amie, Roca Partida, silky shark, silvertip shark, whitetip shark, yellowfin tuna
three dolphins looking relaxed, with the rest of the pod in the background

What makes Revillagigedo so special

  • Post author By Nautilus Crew
  • Post date 2018-05-27
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By Nautilus Crew on May 27th, 2018 in Crew, Socorro

As we headed back to the rock, we were greeted by an amazing manta show. This was the kind of show that makes Revillagigedo so special, with mantas passing over the head of everyone, bathing in bubbles, waving with their cephalic fins and looking deep in our eyes.

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  • Tags bottlenose dolphin, false killer whale, Galapagos Shark, giant manta, Revillagigedo Archipelago, Roca Partida, San Benedicto, silky shark, The Boiler, whitetip shark

Highlight of the dive day was snorkelling with a pod of pilot whales (false killer whales) of San Benedicto Island. 11 May 2011

  • Post author By Nautilus Staff
  • Post date 2011-05-12
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By Nautilus Staff on May 12th, 2011 in Archive

So we started up with high expectations at Socorro and getting out on the lava flow in search of this big group of hammerhead sharks that we have seen here and the very very good encounters of the giant mantas that we have had this year. And we dove and we dove and dove and […]

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  • Tags false killer whale, Galapagos Shark, leatherbass, Nautilus Explorer, San Benedicto, silky shark, white tip reef shark

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