3 Trips And 3 Of The Marine Big 5, 15 November 2019
Written by November 15 2019
Today was a beautiful day to be out at sea, we were able to have sightings of our elegant Bronze Whaler Shark, our busy Cape Fur Seals on Geyser Rock as well as our Endangered African Penguin on Dyer Island. We also spotted some swimming about in the water! The birds showed lovely flight displays and we even got to get a look at two beautiful Cape Gannets flying overhead.
A look at the dorsal fin of our Bronze Whaler
A great look at our Bronze Whaler
Lots of napping happening on Geyser Rock
A busy day on Geyser Rock
A Cape Fur Seal just having a swim
An adult and juvenile Penguin in the water
An adult and juvenile Penguin in the water
White Breasted Cormorants
What species did we see today?
Bronze Whaler Shark Bronze Whaler Shark
The Bronze whaler (also known as Copper sharks) here in Kleinbaai are very curious and interactive. These sharks eat mostly fish, with sardines being one of their favourites.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.
Cape Cormorant Cape Cormorant
One of the most famous species of Cormorant in the Western Cape, the Cape Cormorant is well known for it's beautiful turquoise eye and impressive size.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.
White-breasted Cormorant White-breasted Cormorant
White-breasted Cormorant is the largest African cormorant and they have an iconic white chest, it is a favourite for many of our repeat visitors, and professional wildlife photographers.
