As you can see, there are lots of pups. The time for pups is from December until June. I was here in May, so I just made it when it comes to seeing all these adorable young pups. They will stay with the mothers for up to six months. It looks as most of them were half sleeping, enjoying the warmth from the sun. It's not always this kind of peaceful atmosphere. There are violent fights between the seals as well. To make a walk among the seals possible, but without getting to close, there is a wooden boardwalk. A necessity if you want to keep your shoes clean. But it does offer many good viewpoints that gave us an opportunity to get close to the seals.
Cape Cross is not only a place to see seals. The place has historical value as well. A Portuguese explorer was in 1484 looking to find the sea route to India. His first voyage started in 1482. On his second voyage in 1484-86 he discovered Cape Cross. This made him the first European to come to this place. Once this part of the coastline was on the route that explores used when they were exploring the western part of Africa.
Even though the seals dominate the area, there are lots of other wildlife. Especially birds like waders, flamingos etc. The seals do have to look out for predators. When the pups are newborn, animals like the hyena will be haunting the place for a meal. When in the sea, they must look out for killer whales and sharks.
Cape Cross managed to establish a settlement in the 1800s. Europe imported tons of guano, which is excrement from birds that was used as fertiliser. Because of that hundred of workers were staying here. Because of the biological and the historical significance, Cape Cross has become a popular place to visit.
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adorable seals, this is amazing💥
Those babies are simply adorable 🙂
Yes that's right.
This is a huge colony of seals, I have never seen a seal before but I look forward to seeing a colony like this one someday.
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Oh, this brings back memories. My wife and I visited Cape Cross way back in 2005 on a organised roundtrip through southern Africa. I can still remember the noise and smell you mention.
It's such a huge colony. A wonderful and unforgettable experience. The young seals are so adorable.
It's a great place to visit. Especially when driving along the coast. It's easy to make a stop then.Luckily I was here at a time with lots of pups.They are so cute🙂
It’s amazing to think of the rich history and wildlife all in one place.
The seal colony at Cape Cross sounds like an incredible sight, especially with all those pups in the mix! Thanks for sharing :)
Those pups are simply adorable, but I can tell you that it was a noisy place!
Oh my 😱 is there a particular reason why they make loud noises or they are just being seals… loud by nature? 😂
Haha.. they are just being seals...
I thought so too 😅
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The seals looks so cute, so adorable😍
Beautiful, so up close with them.
Very cute the small ones.
Fortunatly they were rather sleepy...but those young cubs are so cute 🙂
Yep, I understand.
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