Underwater Africa

17/08/2026

13/08/2026

It’s always exciting getting the notification digest from Happywhale but this time it had even better news that usual! Most of the whales we upload turn out to be new to the catalogue, a sign that our humpback population isn’t well catalogued yet. This marks the first confirmed re-sighting of the same individual. We first photographed this whale way back in 2017, and just a few days ago this whale was back! It was whale number 007 in our catalogue, one of the first ones we photographed. We wish this whale many happy returns to our breeding grounds each winter 💙

10/08/2026

We say goodbye to another fantastic batch of human beings that joined us the past few weeks 🥹 thanks for everything, we will miss you 💙 Linda Hulínská, Daria, Annie, Julie

06/08/2026

We had a SPLASH-TASTIC day out on the water recently. No, seriously. This huge mama and another adult were teaching her calf how to breach, with another juvenile joining the lesson. Scroll to see just how big she was 😳

31/07/2026

Here’s to whales breaching under rainbows 🌈💙
We will miss our favourite whale spotter MacFarlake

31/07/2026

Our volunteer Theo MacFarlake has been absolutely KILLING it with his photography skills during his time with us. Check out these beautiful shots of a huge lionfish! Did you know its scientific name, Pterois miles, means winged warrior? Couldn’t think of a more appropriate name ❤️

23/07/2026

By far the prettiest fluke we’ve ever photographed, the backdrop steals the show. Lovely whale action the past few days, we’re excited for the weeks ahead in their company 💙

22/07/2026

🤯 DUGONGS in Barra!! 🥹

We almost didn’t believe our eyes when we saw these two just a few hundred metres from the coast. Our first EVER recorded sighting of dugongs in the area 👀
While they are not cetaceans like dolphins and whales, they belong to the sirenian order and are therefore more closely related to elephants whereas our whales and dolphins are more closely related to hippos

08/06/2026

25/05/2026

Good vibes only this weekend 🌴 🌊 ☀️

Tofo’s charm is unparalleled ❤️ and its people gave our volunteers a fun filled weekend 🐚

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