Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 9 October
Written by October 9 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 09 October 2022:
Our three trips today had some fantastic sightings. On all three trips, we witnessed some beautiful cow-calf pairs of Southern Right whales who enthralled our guests and crew alike. We were even treated to some spectacular lobtailing and spy hopping from some of these individuals. Over in Shark Alley, the 60,000-strong Cape Fur seal colony was as playful as ever around the boat. We were also very fortunate today to spot some endangered African Penguins on Dyer Island along with various species of Tern, African Oyster Catchers and thousands of Cape Cormorants! By our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin, we were treated to some brilliant Bronze Whaler action and well as a glimpse of a Short-Tail stingray on trip 2.
Trip 1.
Trip 2.
Trip 3.
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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.
