Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 25 January
Written by January 25 2024
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 25 January 2024:
We had some great weather today and used the opportunity to head out to sea. We started our journey along the coast towards Uilenkraalsmond and continued further down the coast to the shark cage diving vessel where we spent some time to have a closer look at the Bronze Whaler sharks. After we cruised along a reef system and picked up some kelp to investigate we stopped at Dyer Island to see the endangered African Penguin and had a look at the Cape Cormornats. of course we also stopped at the Cape fur seal colony and what a great sightings seeing thousands of fur seals at once!
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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 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.
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.
