Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 30 April
Written by April 30 2025
Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa – Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 30 April 2025:
Today we had some swell rolling into our bay and the coastal waters have been rather quiet. Further out at Dyer Island, we saw the critically endangered African Penguin and not far from there, we watched thousands of Cape fur seals in Shark Alley and Geyser Rock. Behind the island, we saw a spout of a whale but were unfortunately not able to see it again. We continued our way to Danger Point and were lucky to find a small group of common dolphins.
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What species did we see today?
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.
Common Dolphin Common Dolphin
With an 'hourgalss' patch on either side and aerial activity the common dolphin is an agile and majestic species, that may easily reach a speed of 40km/h.
