What do they feed on?

Les dauphins long bec se nourrissent de petits poissons (moins de 20cm), principalement de poissons lanternes, qu’ils vont chasser la nuit à plus de 200 mètres de fond ! Ces poissons, qui vivent à plus de 400 mètres de fond, remontent la nuit en suivant le plancton ! Ils utilisent l’echolocation (système de radar), afin de repérer les bancs de poisson et les chasser.La journée est quant à elle divisée en trois phases distinctes – jeu, repos et reproduction – souvent sur le plateau continental. Ces phases s’enchainent et se répètent jusqu’au coucher du soleil.

Spinner dolphins à Nosy Be

Aussi appelé « stenelle longirostre», c’est la star des dauphins aux alentours de Nosy Be. On le rencontre régulièrement dans des bancs de 50 à 300 individus, ce chiffre pouvant parfois monter à plus de 1000 individus ! Très social, rapide et acrobatique, il vient nager à l’étrave des bateaux et assure le spectacle avec des sauts, des vrilles et des frappes de caudales !

They are black or dark gray on the back, more peel on the belly, and their eyes like their lips are - often but not always - bordered with black.

An essential show man, as curious and playful as spectacular!

The long-billed dolphins stay year-round around Nosy Be, so it is possible to see them at each of the outings which take us a little offshore, as during humpback whale outings or during our days or bivouac in Nosy Iranja .

Long-billed dolphins feed on small fish (less than 20cm), mainly lantern fish, which they will hunt at night at more than 200 meters deep! These fish, which live more than 400 meters deep, go up at night following the plankton! They use echolocation (radar system) to locate schools of fish and hunt them.

La journée est quant à elle divisée en trois phases distinctes – jeu, repos et reproduction – souvent sur le plateau continental. Ces phases s’enchainent et se répètent jusqu’au coucher du soleil.

Long-billed dolphins are small dolphins, which measure on average 180 cm, and can weigh up to 80 kg in adulthood.

They are spectacular dolphins, who love to play with boats. In addition to surfing the bow or the waves behind the engine, they are the only dolphins capable of making up to 7 spins on themselves, to the delight of the eyes, young and old!

It is quite common to see them accompanying other dolphins, especially their cousins the spotted dolphins but also bottlenose dolphins. It is possible to see them playing with larger animals, such as humpback whales, which he likes to tease.