The cape whale coast is fortunate to have 3 species of whales visiting its waters: Brydes Whales and two other species that are very similar and yet so different! Southern Right Whales annually visit this coast to mate and to calve while Humpback Whales only pass through on their way to warmer Mosambiquan waters for their calving.
Brydes whales are difficult to spot, because they're very shy. When they do surface, they are often mistaken for a dolphin; look carefully though, that pointy fin may look like it belongs to a dolphin but the creature it's attached to is much, much bigger.
A Southern Right whale is easily identified by its v-shaped 'blow', and by its curious nature; you'll often see a Souther Right poking its nose out of the water, an action called 'spyhopping'. No-one know exactly whay they do that, but it really does seem as if they just want to take a peep at the two-legged creatures on the shore.
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