{"id":55683,"date":"2021-10-07T19:48:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/le-ballet-aquatique-des-dauphins\/"},"modified":"2021-10-13T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T19:57:46","slug":"the-aquatic-ballet-of-dolphins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/the-aquatic-ballet-of-dolphins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Aquatic Ballet of Dolphins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of successive leaps over the surface of a sparkling sea. White-sided dolphins were present by the hundreds off <strong>Port-Cartier<\/strong> and <strong>Sept-\u00celes<\/strong> this week. It is common to see dozens of individuals in this region during summer and fall, but the sight of these agile cetaceans skipping across the water is always awe-inspiring. Of the 40 or so species of dolphins that exist in the world, only two are regular visitors to the Gulf: the Atlantic white-sided dolphin and the white-beaked dolphin.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of white-sided dolphins were also found between the <strong>Cap-des-Rosiers<\/strong> lighthouse and <strong>\u00cele Plate<\/strong> off the coast of Perc\u00e9 this week. In <strong>Gasp\u00e9 Bay<\/strong>, there were also minke whales, porpoises, and humpbacks. \u201cIt was a humpback festival; there were at least 20 or 25!\u201d exclaims one observer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of successive leaps over the surface of a sparkling sea. White-sided dolphins were present by the hundreds off Port-Cartier and Sept-\u00celes this week. It is common to see dozens of individuals in this region during summer and fall, but the sight of these agile cetaceans skipping across the water is always awe-inspiring. 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