Arctic Tern
The arctic tern sees more sun than any other animal as it has two summers every year due to it migrating around 70,900km from Iceland to the Antarctic coast.
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Grey Seal
The Grey seal, or gray seal in American English, is often found, in coastal waters of the northern hemisphere. It is a true seal, as supposed to an eared one, and known for its friendly, inquisitive nature towards humans people.
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The Remarkable Revival of the White-Tailed Sea Eagle in Iceland
The white tailed eagle was almost made extinct in Iceland, with only 20 mating pairs being recorded in the 1960s. This was due to hunting, with a bounty on their feathery heads until 1905, which dropped their numbers to fewer than 100 eagles.
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Humpback whale
Humpback whales are a baleen whale, and known for their incredible breaching displays and heartbreakingly beautiful vocalisations. They are found all around the world, however have different mating groups, which results in different markings around the world.
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Killer Whale
The killer whale, or orca is the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. It is a toothed whale, as supposed to a baleen whale, and as such the males grow larger than the females, the former up to about 8m and the latter to 6m.
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Pilot Whale
Pilot whales have a bulbous head, more pronounced on older males, making them easy to identify within the pod. Their colouring is black or dark grey with a like grey anchor shaped mark on their underside.
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Fin Whale
The fin whale is the second largest animal on the planet, after the blue whale, but despite it’s size, up to 25metres it is one of the fastest cetaceans, swimming up to 29mph, earning it the nickname ‘Greyhound of the sea.’ It can swim fast due to it’s long, slender, muscular body.
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White-beaked Dolphins
White beaked dolphins are the most common dolphin species that we see in Faxa Floi. They often approach our boats to bow-ride and frequently are seen giving acrobatic displays to everyones delight. We also see them alongside minke and humpback whales, sometimes feeding, but sometimes seeming to be annoying them.
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Atlantic Puffins: More Than Meets The Eye
60% of the world’s Atlantic puffins come to Iceland to breed. Known for their colourful beaks and clumsy behaviour they are beloved by Icelanders and tourists alike.
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Harbour Seal
The harbour seal is often found, as its name suggests, in coastal waters of the northern hemisphere. It is also referred to as the common seal, and is a true seal, as supposed to eared. Known for their friendly, inquisitive nature towards humans people sometimes refer to them as sea-dogs.
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