Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 22 December
Written by December 22 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 22 December 2023:
Heading into a beautiful sunny day out at sea today! As usual, we left Kleinbaai Harbour behind us and guests and crew alike were excited to see what was out there for us today. We headed towards Uilenkraalsmond, the Estuary mouth where we started our lookout for some marine animals. On our way, both trips got to view a small raft of Penguins in the water. Our first stop happened to be in an area called the Shallows where our sister company Marine Dynamics was already waiting for us to allow us to view the incredible Bronze whaler shark. Next up, we headed into deeper waters, where our first trip was really lucky to have encountered numerous Common dolphins feeding and moving alongside the boat. Moving on we headed toward the Island system. Once arrived we got to spend some time with the Cape fur seal colony watching the big Bulls and the little seal pups while we were cruising up and down Shark Alley. A stop in front of Dyer Island, home to our endangered African Penguins could of course not be missed.
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.
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.
Common Dolphin Common Dolphin
With an 'hourgalss' patch on either side and aerial activity the common dolphin is an agile and majestic species, that may easily reach a speed of 40km/h.
