The recent stormy oceans around the Cape peninsular has made for some heavy rains, high winds and heavy seas. But this morning for those at Muizenberg beach were rewarded with a large pod of dolphins playing in the surf lineup and at times they were snaking in between the surfers and even dropping in at will! A welcome site considering the strange times we are living in at the moment.
These dolphins that were seen off the Muizenberg coast were probably common bottlenose dolphins
6 Common Bottlenose Dolphin Facts
- The common bottlenose dolphin can grow up to 4 meters in length and 590KG in weight
- The bottlenose dolphins can live for 40 to 60 years
- They have reportedly been seen diving down to 1200 feet
- The common dolphin has two stomachs! One is for food storage and the other is for digestion
- The killer whale (Orca) is actually in the dolphin family despite its ‘whale’ name
- Dolphins are extremely playful, they also love to tease other ocean going animals
