Southern right whales and Shy Albatross! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog
Written by August 13 2021
Today has been a day filled with southern right whales and Shy Albatross. On both trips we spotted a couple of southern right whales between Danger Point and Dyer Island. On the second trip we could observe some clear signs of mating behaviour, it was great to observe these gentle giants out in their natural habitat and wile watching the whales we had a couple of Shy Albatross around the boat. On our first tour for the day, we counted 10 Albatross at the same time gliding around our vessel Whale Whisperer, what a dream for many. After having had some great looks at the whales and even some close approaches of one curious whale we moved on to Dyer Island and Geyser Rock to see the Cape Fur seals. On our first trip we also managed to see a sunfish and some penguins swimming at sea close to Dyer Island and on the second tour of the day we missed out on the endangered penguins but have been lucky to get a brief look at a Bronze whaler shark at the shark cage diving boat.
What species did we see today?
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.
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.
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.
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.
