Every year we hope to see certain great white sharks that we have come to know well over the preceding years, sharks which in a way have become personalities and individual animals that have made Seal Island famous. 2011 was a good year for seeing the return of some of our favorites and one in particular called “Cuz”. We first saw Cuz in 2004 and right from the get go he charmed everyone with his super relaxed and confident personality. Over the years we also got to see first- hand on many occasions just how successful he was as a hunter, seldom missing his hapless prey. We did not see him in 2010 and in 2009 he was only seen once so it was particularly pleasing when in 2011 we had him around seal Island for almost 4 weeks and often around the shark boats at Seal Island. Interestingly he has not grown that much over the years, despite being successful as a hunter and at our last sighting was still under 4.0m. Irrespective of his growth or hunting prowess it was just wonderful to be lucky enough to spend time with this amazing animal.
2011 at Seal Island, False Bay ,for all its’ early season ups and downs, will be remembered as a very good one for predation with over 830 events being recorded on our trips during the 5 month season. For anyone interested in watching nature in action from a predatory point of view, Seal Island is the place where it’s at. Take a look at some of the fantastic great white shark photos we have been able to take on our trips.
