Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 03 December
Written by December 3 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 03 December 2024:
Today we had wind from the west and a slight swell rolling into the bay. From Kleinbaai the first tour headed out and started their journey to Pearly Beach along the shoreline into deeper waters whereas the second trip made its way straight towards Danger Point. Several pelagic bird species were spotted on both trips! Unfortunately, it was rather quiet and no marine mammals were spotted out in the open. Passing by the Marine Dynamics Shark cage diving vessel Slashfin we enjoyed some lovely Bronze Whaler sharks coming by the divers in the cage and even investigating our boat. The island system is a must so we headed towards Geyser Rock where both incredibly small newborns were encountered but also the complete opposite, the massive bulls. Stopping by Dyer Island numerous of the endangered African Penguins were close to the water, which gave us some very nice and easy looks at them. On the second trip, we even got to release one of the African Penguins which spent some time in successful rehabilitation at the African Penguin and Seabird Sanctuary here in Kleinbaai!
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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 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.
