Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 18 March
Written by March 18 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 18 March 2022:
Today’s trip started with a sighting of a sunfish shortly after leaving Kleinbaai harbour. After we looked at this strange looking fish we got to see some sharks at the shark cage diving boats. Out in deeper waters, it has been rather quiet today so we continued our journey to Geyser Rock to see the Cape fur seal and even spotted a couple of Giant Petrels. We also made a stop closer to Dyer Island to see the endangered penguins before we spotted a lot of seabirds behind the islands feeding on some small schooling fish. Before we returned to Kleinbaai harbour we spotted a lot of penguins at sea and had a fantastic sight of these flightless birds.
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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.
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.
