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Biology

The species we meet in the Asinara sea and northern Sardinia.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Sperm whale

Physeter macrocephalus
Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) Cetaceans

Fin whale

Balaenoptera physalus
Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) Cetaceans

Minke whale

Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) Cetaceans

Common dolphin

Delphinus delphis
Long-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) Cetaceans

Long-finned pilot whale

Globicephala melas
Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) Cetaceans

Risso's dolphin

Grampus griseus
Killer whale (orca) (Orcinus orca) Cetaceans

Killer whale (orca)

Orcinus orca
False killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens) Cetaceans

False killer whale

Pseudorca crassidens
Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) Cetaceans

Striped dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba
Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Cetaceans

Bottlenose dolphin

Tursiops truncatus
Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) Turtles

Loggerhead turtle

Caretta caretta
Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Turtles

Leatherback turtle

Dermochelys coriacea
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) Turtles

Green turtle

Chelonia mydas
Smooth-hound (M.mustelus) Elasmobranchs

Smooth-hound

M.mustelus
Basking shark (C. maximus) Elasmobranchs

Basking shark

C. maximus
Common stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Elasmobranchs

Common stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca
Blue shark (P. glauca) Elasmobranchs

Blue shark

P. glauca