Daily Trip Update, 23 December 2019
Written by December 27 2019
The day started off with perfect conditions to go out and spot our Marine Big 5 species around the bay. We got sightings of the beautiful Bronze Whaler at our shark cage diving vessel, the ever so curious and playful Cape Fur Seals on Geyser Rock and of course our smallest and most endangered; our African Penguin on Dyer Island. We also had some exciting sightings of the Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin on the second trip of the day which is always a delight and a treat! With Christmas just around the corner, we’d like to wish all our guests a magical festive season.
The beautiful Humpbacked Dolphin
A great view of the Humpbacked Dolphin
Did you Know? You can identify each individual by looking at their dorsal fin
A Bronze Whaler
A view of our Bronze Whaler Shark
Our curious and wonderful Cape Fur Seal
Just some morning stretches
Just swimming along
Some napping on Geyser Rock
Hello
A swim in Shark Alley on a warm day!
A little African Penguin out and about
A look at our birds of Dyer Island, including the African Penguin
White Breasted Cormorants, Cape Cormorants and the African Penguin on Dyer Island
White Breasted Cormorant airing out its wings
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.
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.
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.
Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin
Humpback dolphins are an endangered species, with small populations living very close to shore, typically in water less than 25m deep and an average home range of 120km. Their proximity to land makes these animals particularly vulnerable to human influence.
