As we move closer and closer to whale watching season in the Cape (July-December) an ‘orcasmic’ sighting was spotted in False Bay – plunging us into excitement for the sightings to come.
Spotted in False Bay, the Simon’s Town Boat Company shared snaps of its ‘killer whales in the bay spottings’ – a huge splash for aquatic life lovers.
So far it marks the company’s 4th sighting this year, but not for a lack of whales.
“What made it extra special [that day] is that the sighting really wasn’t expected,” Simon’s Town Boat Company expressed.
A trail following an unconfirmed report that turned out to be a false alarm, and an alternative search for humpback dolphins that proved unsuccessful led to the searchers heading home.
However, as luck would have it, a killer whale sighting notification went off, and the search for the elusive creatures continued.
“Barely 5 minutes later, my crew, Inni spotted a blow and seconds later a massive dorsal fin surfaced. The two were less than a mile off Simon’s Town and had eluded the hawk-eyed group.”
Since the whales were spending limited time on the surface as the observer noted, it made sense why their spottings had seemed akin to a wild-whale chase.
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Picture: Dave Hurwitz