Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 13 January
Written by January 13 2025

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 13 January 2025:
For a change, we had some east wind blowing in the bay, so we started our journey with a cruise along the coast and past the natural estuary of Uilenkraalsmond. Shortly after we arrived at the shark cage diving boats, we saw plenty of active Bronze Whaler sharks and kelp gulls flying over our heads. On our way to Dyer Island, we spotted a spout and saw a Bryde’s whale surfacing multiple times and not taking long dives. C;oser to Dyer Island we saw some penguins in the distance on the beach and a single adult slowly swimming through the kelp checking us out. While out here we visited the Cape fur seal colony and started our journey back to Kleinbaai harbour.
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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.
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
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.