Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 01 March
Written by March 1 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 01 March 2022:
Just outside Kleinbaai harbour, we came across thousands of Cape Cormorants, what a spectacular sight. Next, we were heading along the coast to the shark cage diving boats and saw a few bronze whaler sharks moving gracefully through the clear water. Out in deeper waters, it has been rather quiet but we were lucky to see a European Storm Petrel being released that was at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary. Around Dyer Island we had a great sight of penguins, Giant Petrel and plenty of Cape fur seals around Geyser Rock.
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What species did we see today?
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 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.
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.
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.
