Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 12 January
Written by January 12 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 12 January 2024:
After a day on land, we were all excited to head back out to sea and it was such a beautiful day with hardly any wind and swell. As usual, we started our journey along the coast to see what we could find in the shallower waters and made another stop at the shark cage diving boats to see some Bronze Whaler sharks. Out in the deep, we were surprised by a pod of common dolphins, Sooty Shearwaters, Cory’s Shearwater, and other seabirds. What a great sighting! Next up was our stop at Geyser Rock to see thousands of Cape fur seals and also a stop at Dyer Island. Dyer Island is a protected area and home to a variety of seabirds including the endangered African Penguin.
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What species did we see today?
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.
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.
