Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 02 March
Written by March 2 2025
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 02 March 2025:
Today, we started our tour in some deeper waters between Danger Point and Dyer Island, and we were once again lucky to see a Bryde’s whale. In the area where the whale was seen, a lot was going on with several species of birds and Cape fur seals. The whale was most likely feeding and taking rather long dives between surfacing. On Geyser Rock we saw a few thousand more fur seals and spotted the critically endangered African penguin on Dyer Island. Not long after we reached the shallow waters, where we spotted the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphins. We had great views of them as they were relaxed alongside our vessel. Our last stop before heading to Kleinbaai was at the shark cage diving boats where we saw the Bronze Whaler shark.
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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.
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.
