Joburger Nick Allen was holidaying with his household in Jeffrey’s Bay over New Years, and recorded a sensational minute on video
Initially, Allen believed he saw sharks heading towards a stand-up paddle boarder, however quickly understood that what he was seeing remained in truth a pod of dolphins.
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Befriended by dolphins
“I was within, talking with good friends about possibly going browsing, when I searched for and saw a big pod of dolphins,” he stated.
“I stood and had a more detailed look and saw a paddle boarder, and the dolphins swam towards him and surrounded him. I was so jealous of this paddle boarder … it needs to have been the experience of a life time.”
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The paddle boarder at first looked shocked and paddled far from the dolphin pod, however was quickly paddling together with them.
Whale shark gos to Clifton beach in Cape Town
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A whale shark was spotted in the waters off Clifton Fourth beach on Thursday. It was thought that the shark was either hurt, or was a juvenile that had actually been separated from its mom.
The shark was pressed back into the water with the help of lifeguards and beachgoers after it got stuck in shallow water
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Clifton Surf Lifesaving Club stated this was a “when in a life time minute” as whale sharks are not normally seen in this place as they appear in warmer tropical waters.