Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 19 January
Written by January 19 2025

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 19 January 2025:
Today, we started our journey at Danger Point because the west wind picked up through the morning. We covered some deeper waters of the bay, but besides a couple of seabirds, it has been rather quiet. Once we arrived at Geyser Rock, we enjoyed watching the Cape fur seals before seeing the critically endangered African Penguin on Dyer Island. After another short drive, we stopped in the shallower waters of the bay to view the Bronze Whaler sharks at Slashfin, our shark cage diving boat. The coastal water were also quiet and we returned back to Kleinbaai harbour.
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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.
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.
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 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.