Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 06 January
Written by January 6 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 06 January 2024:
New day, new trip! Heading out of Kleinbaai Harbour early in the morning, we made our way over to Danger Point, where we started to look out for marine life in deeper waters. Unfortunately, it was rather quiet out in the open ocean. After spending some time out there we headed toward the Island system. Of course, a stop at Dyer Island and Geyser Rock could not be missed. The endangered African Penguins were sitting right by the water as approached the island and the Cape fur seals were just as active in the water as they were on land. Moving on we headed through the Kelp forest over to the Shallows and the Shark cage diving vessel Slashfin where the Bronze whaler sharks already surrounded the boat and the cage.
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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.
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.
