Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 25 April
Written by April 25 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 25 April 2023:
We were very fortunate to encounter a raft of African Penguins diving amongst Terns, Cape Cormorants, and gulls straight out of Kleinbaai Harbour this morning! Upon investigating a little closer we also spotted a Bronze Whaler shark cruising through this bait ball amongst the diving birds. We continued our journey towards our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin where we got a better look at the beautiful Bronze Whaler sharks around the boat. Over in the world-famous Shark Alley, the 60,000-strong Cape Fur seal colony delighted everyone on board and put on quite a show for our guests! Following this we made a pass by Dyer Island before being the journey back to the 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.
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.
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.
