Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 19 September
Written by September 19 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 19 September 2022:
We have been absolutely blown away with our whale sightings today, with over 15 whales sighted across our two trips! Trip number one witnessed a very active group of Southern Right whales displaying some mating behaviour and trip number two was lucky enough to spot a breaching Southern Right calf! Our first trip was also very fortunate to spot some endangered African Penguins out on the water.
Of course, on both trips, we visited our world-famous waters, Shark Alley. Here we enjoyed the 60,000-strong Cape Fur seal colony on Geyser Rock and paid a visit to Dyer Island where we could spot some African Penguins in the distance. By our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin, we saw some beautiful Bronze Whaler shark action!
Trip 1.
Trip 2:
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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.
Southern Right Whale Southern Right Whale
Southern right whales attract thousands of visitors every year to experience these gentle giants off the South African coast.
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.
