Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 02 June
Written by July 2 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 02 July 2024:
A new day and new encounters. We welcomed both our groups aboard Dream Catcher and left Kleinbaai Harbour behind us excited for what we might see today. Shortly after leaving the harbour the first trip was super lucky to have encountered a pod of the endangered Indian Ocean Humpback dolphins! Both trips got to stop by Marine Dynamics Shark Cage diving vessel Slashfin where we got some nice views of some of the sharks investigating divers in the cage. Around Danger Point, both trips were met by several Humpback whales! These gentle giants were incredibly active today offering an amazing show to our guests! Some time was spent with the whales before we let them be. Heading over to the Island system, we got to see some of the endangered African Penguins on top of Dyer Island, and thousands of Cape fur seals relaxing on Geyser Rock or cooling down in Shark Alley. What an amazing day out at sea today! Once again, thanks everyone for joining our Marine Big 5 trips.
Trip 1
Trip 2
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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.
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.
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale
One of the best-known whale species, they are renowned for their acrobatic behaviour and complex melodious song as well as extremely long flippers and are a special favourite of Dyer Island Cruises guests and crew alike.
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.
