Whales, sharks, seals and endangered penguins! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 11 April

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Whales, sharks, seals and endangered penguins! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 11 April

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.

Trip Summary 11 April 2022:

We had some wonderful weather with a little wind as we launched from the harbour this morning. We made our way along the coastline and it wasn’t long before we spotted a sunfish. As we made our way into deeper waters, we spotted a few pelagic bird species such as Terns, Cape Gannets, Sooty Shearwaters, White Chinned Petrels as well as Giant Petrels. Geyser Rock was bustling with Cape Fur Seals and we spotted a few African Penguins on Dyer Island. On our way back towards Kleinbaai Harbour, we were lucky enough to come across a juvenile Bryde’s whale and a raft of penguins too!

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Sunfish

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Cape fur seal eatign octopus

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Geyser Rock cape fur seal colony

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai jumping cape fur seal

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai people on the boat

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai cape fur seal

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai cape fur seal pups

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai people watching cape fur seals

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Dyer Island

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Africn penguin

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai endangered african penguin on dyer island

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai Bronze whaler shark

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai bronze whaler shark below the surface

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai child on the boat

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai bryde's whale dorsal fin

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai flying cape cormorant

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai bryde's whale

Whale Watching South Africa Gansbaai raft of endangered penguins

 

 

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