Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 06 November
Written by November 6 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 06 November 2024:
It was a sunny but slightly windy day with great sightings of southern right whales. Plenty of whales are still along the Southern Cape coastline and haven’t started their annual migration into the Southern Ocean yet. Most of our tours began with a visit to the shark cage diving boats in the shallows where we saw multiple Bronze Whaler sharks. Further along the coast close to the small town of Pearly Beach we saw the first spouts of the day and saw multiple southern right whales, we observed these gentle giants for a while before heading further off the coast to Geyser Rock and Dyer Island. Sadly the African Penguin is now a critically endangered species and it can be tricky to view them on some days but today we were lucky and saw some posing on the rocks close to the water’s edge. Quite a bit of fighting was going on at Geyser Rock, the big bulls were busy gathering their harem of females.
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What species did we see today?
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
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.
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.
