Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 27 January
Written by January 27 2023
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 27 January 2023:
We had a beautiful day out on the sea today with sightings of a range of marine mammals, fish, and seabirds. We started the trip along the coastline before we headed to the Shallows to join our sister company, Marine Dynamics, which was having some great success with shark sightings for the morning. We spent some time enjoying views of the Bronze whaler shark as they swam along the surface waters. We then moved into the deeper waters surrounding our bay where we were lucky enough to encounter some Bryde’s whales, two individuals were seen, unfortunately, both were quite shy, but even so, we were given a few lovely views as they broke the waters’ surface. At the islands, we enjoyed watching the Cape fur seals of Geyser Rock and the African Penguins of Dyer Island as well as some other seabirds, such as a Giant Petrel that was seen gliding around the islands.
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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.
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
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.
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.
