Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 25 June
Written by June 25 2022
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 25 June 2022:
After departing the harbour this morning we made our way to our shark cage diving vessel, Slashfin, with an escort from our winter visitors, the Sub Antarctic Skuas. Here we were able to glimpse both a Bronze Whaler shark and a Great White shark! After this, we headed out into deeper waters where we spotted a Humpback whale in the distance. We cruised with this calm whale for quite some time after which we continued on towards our island systems. At Geyser rock our ever-inquisitive Cape Fur seals put on quite a show for our guests and crew alike! Next up was Dyer Island where we were able to spot numerous endangered African penguins amongst other bird species such as; White-Breasted Cormorants, Cape Cormorants, Kelp Gulls, African Oyster Catchers and Egyptian Geese. As we made our way back to the harbour we stopped to pull out a significant mass of rope from the ocean and while doing so spotted an impressive Shy Albatross pass by the boat. A short while later we came across a large raft of African penguins out on the water feeding and after this, we returned to the harbour!
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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.
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.
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.
