Southern Right Whales And The Marine Big 5, 02 June 2019
Perfect weather, great sightings and an awesome group of people...
Written by Jax Bath, June 3 2019
Daily Snaps.
We found two Southern Right Whales travelling behind Dyer Island today.
The Whales decided to go their separate ways when we found them, so we spent a bit of time with both.
One whale heading south.
A touch of tail during the sighting.
A young Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin calf, I believe this is the second in only a week!
Summer, one of our iconic dolphins, travelling along with another Humpback Dolphin. Summer is in the foreground and has a very distinctive dorsal fin.
We had around 4 dolphins in this pod.
A nice look at the dorsal fin of one of the members.
These dolphins were travelling very close to the shoreline.
Enjoying the ride.
A Sunfish we spotted whilst watching the whales.
A Copper Shark over at Slashfin.
The shark came right up to check our boat up.
The fin of the Copper Shark.
Beautiful seascapes today.
A lazy seal.
A jumping seal.
A sleeping seal.
A suspicious seal.
Geyser rock from afar.
A very aesthetic baby blue.
We got to witness some penguin politics today, the penguin to the far left was chased by the penguin on the far right.
An Egyptian Goose, our towns namesake, flying over the island.
One last look at the penguins.
A Box Jellyfish.
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.
Humpback Whale Humpback Whale
One of the best-known whale species, they are renowned for their acrobatic behaviour and complex melodious song as well as extremely long flippers and are a special favourite of Dyer Island Cruises guests and crew alike.
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.
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.
