A Little Mist And Some Of Our Marine Big 5, 14 November 2019
Written by November 14 2019
Today we went on an adventure around our Dyer Island Ecosystem. We we lucky to spot a few of our marine big 5 animals. We saw some beautiful Bronze Whaler Sharks around the shark cage diving vessels and had some fantastic views of our Cape Fur Seals. We were also able to spot some African Penguins on Dyer Island as well as see some swimming about in the water too! We had a lovely day out at sea today and we can’t wait for the next one.
A look at the dorsal fin of our Bronze Whaler Shark
Our Bronze Whaler Shark
Our busy colony of seals
Look towards the sky
Two males on Geyser Rock
A seal trying to get out of the water
We spotted 3 African Penguins in the water!
Danger Point Lighthouse, partially visible through the mist
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.
