Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 3 October
Written by October 3 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 03 October 2022:
Our trip today was a bit wet and wild but we didn’t let a little drizzle stop us from enjoying an incredible trip with 4 of the Marine Big 5 spotted! We encountered numerous cow-calf pairs of Southern Right whales including an extra rare brindle calf and some breaching in the distance! We also witness some beautiful Bronze Whaler shark action around our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin. After this, we made the journey toward Dyer Island. Here we spotted numerous African Penguins on land and thousands of Cape Cormorants. In world-famous waters, Shark Alley, we enjoyed the 60,000-strong Cape Fur seal colony who were beautifully active around the boat! Throughout our trip we also sighted some amazing bird life including; Cape Gannets, Giant Petrels, African Oyster Catchers and Egyptian Geese.
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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.
