It’s uncommon for the Bottlenose dolphins to have a lot of scars and scratches. They get them during social interaction like fighting or courting.They also get them from interaction with predators like sharks or Orcas (Killer whales) and just by feeding around rocks and reefs. The marks, together with the shape of the fin helps READ MORE
A Humpback dolphin swimming with a group of Bottlenose dolphins. It is amazing how often different marine species travel together in search of food.
The kids at Siyakula pre-school in ouor local township, Qolweni are practising their fire drill. They love it and are good at getting out fast.
Dolphins sleep by resting one half of their brain at a time so that one eye is always open. This allows them to rise to the surface to breathe and to protect themselves from predators.
The seal pups at our seal colony are showing off their new skills. They also like to play “who’s king of the rocks.”
The first Elephant Seal of the year comes into Plettenberg Bay at the end of January, beginning of February. The normal question is, “what is it doing here?” The first one of the year comes to moult it’s fur. The photo shows how quick this process is and that they have dark, grey/black skin under READ MORE
We have a visitor in our bay, The Black Footed African Penguin sitting at Cannonball Cave at Robberg, busy molting his feathers.
The Bottlenose dolphin loves playing in the surf along Keurbooms Beach.
We still have Humpback whales passing on their southerly migration. According to records a Humpback whale was spotted off Margate on 14 November with shark netting and a buoy attached to it. All NSRI stations were notified along the coastline to keep a look out for this whale. This still shows that there are lots READ MORE
Today we had wonderful sightings with Humpback whale mothers and calves moving on their southerly migration from Madagascar down to Antartica.