Sightings is a blog of marine life sightings up and down the southern African coastline. Sardines, dolphins, whales, turtles, gamefish etc…log the location, the species, the date and hopefully a photo or video too…anyone can play…!
In a spectacular National Geographic moment on the point at Tofinho, Dustin Volker and friends were treated to a visit by two huge free swimming Killer Whales, a few days ago!
Every year, as the humpback whales start migrating northwards up the East African seaboard, the Orcas follow. They appear a lot less vicious to humans than what has been depicted before, but they show no mercy to baby humpbacks – a Killer Whale delicacy.
Orcas are also know to rip a great white shark to pieces in order to get it’s liver – another favoured treat for the huge mammalian swimmers.
There is no point posting any sightings of the humpback whales on their sojourn up the east coast of Africa- there are just so many of them!
Travelling north in random patterns and formations, the whales are having a blast, jumping clean out of the water often times.
As far as the sardines are concerned, it’s only the red eye version of the sardine, to report. Shoals moving north were being hustled by dolphins and gamefish…a similar scene to normal sardines but on a very small scale.
The water has cooled over the last two weeks, to about 19 degrees some times and places, which is great for the sardines, if they decide to come this way!
