Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 16 December
Written by December 16 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 16 December 2022:
An interesting day on the sea with a blanket of fog covering much o the bay but with patches of the sun shining through here and there. We made our way along the coast and through the Shallows keeping an eye out for any wildlife and came across a lone African penguin out at sea, we also spent some time viewing the Bronze whaler sharks at our sister company Marine Dynamic’s vessel before we headed into the deeper waters to see if there were any cetaceans in the area, whilst we were restricted in visibility due to the fog we still covered a lot of ground outside the bay and were, unfortunately, unable to spot any whales or dolphins. Before heading back to land we made a stop but the island system to take a look at the seal and bird colonies, Geyser rock appeared near full capacity with much of the rocky island covered in Cape fur seals along with quite a few cooling off in the waters of the alley. The Endangered African penguins were also seen on the other side at Dyer Island, where we could get up nice and close to have a good look at them.
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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.
