{"id":4123,"date":"2015-12-15T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/robben-im-robberg-nature-reserve-in-suedafrika\/"},"modified":"2020-10-30T18:38:47","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T17:38:47","slug":"seals-in-the-robberg-nature-reserve-in-plettenberg-bay-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/seals-in-the-robberg-nature-reserve-in-plettenberg-bay-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Seals in the Robberg Nature Reserve in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\"><\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/seals-in-the-robberg-nature-reserve-in-plettenberg-bay-south-africa\/#Robberg_Nature_Reserve\" >Robberg Nature Reserve<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Robberg_Nature_Reserve\"><\/span>Robberg Nature Reserve<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Robberg Nature Reserve is situated about 8 kilometers south of Plettenberg Bay along the famous Garden Route. The nature reserve and national monument covers the area on the same-named Robberg peninsula. This peninsula is characterized by a beautiful landscape and unique flora and fauna. You can explore and admire its territory on a day-hike. The vegetation (fynbos) has adapted to the climatic conditions. Salt spray, shallow soils and steep, arid terrain determines the landscape, and thus, life in the Robberg Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8129 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Blue duikers (<em>Philantomba monticola<\/em>) , several coastal birds like the White-chinned petrel (<em>Procellaria aequinoctialis<\/em>), the Sooty shearwater (<em>Puffinus griseus<\/em>) or the kelp gull (<em>Larus dominicanus<\/em>) found a safe haven in the Robberg Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>As the Robberg Nature Reserve is a nature reserve, but also a national monument, it is not allowed to leave rubbish, to visit the area with pets or follow any other activity that could negatively impact and destroy the environment of the peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>This is important both for the environment and of course for all the animals that live in the nature reserve.<\/p>\n<p>It is also possible <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/sharks-in-south-africa-the-citizen-science-project-elmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">to observe sharks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/de\/whale-watching-in-plettenberg-bay-suedafrika\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">whales<\/a> (depending on the season) or <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/de\/grosse-tuemmler-und-andere-delfine-in-plettenberg-bay-suedafrika\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dolphins<\/a> from the Robberg Nature Reserve. However, you need some binoculars for good animal observations.<\/p>\n<p>During my time in <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/de\/3-monate-bei-der-orca-foundation-in-plettenberg-bay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Africa<\/a> I observed some sharks from the Robberg Nature Reserve. No dolphins, but some humpback whales.<\/p>\n<p>The humpback whales were so active. They jumped out of the water to splash onto the water surface again (\u201cbreaching\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately the focal length of my lenses was not sufficient to get a good photograph.<\/p>\n<p>But this is okay.<\/p>\n<p>I still had a good time to observe humpback whales breaching.<\/p>\n<p>When you go hiking on the Robberg Nature Reserve you will definitely hear some seals barking.<\/p>\n<p>Yes. That is right. There is a seal colony in the Robberg Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>And this article is about these seals.<\/p>\n<p>However, I have to disappoint you a little bit.<\/p>\n<p>It is not possible to visit directly the seal colony in the Robberg Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>You need to book a tour on a boat to get a view of the seals.<\/p>\n<p>And on a boat you will get a really good view of them.<\/p>\n<p>There is a big advantage when observing seals. When you want to observe whales or dolphins, you never know if they appear or not. The chance to sea seals from a boat is 100%. However, it also depends on the skipper of a whale and dolphin watching boat. In general they will pass the seal colony on every tour. At least at <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanadventures.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocean Blue Adventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On a \u201cbad\u201d day \u2013 that means a day with no whale or dolphin sightings \u2013 tour operators like Ocean Blue Adventures pause a little bit longer at the seal colony to ensure as many animal observations as possible for the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>There is another tour operator in Plettenberg Bay that offers swimming with seals.<\/p>\n<p>As I did not participate in this activity I can not share any experience of it.<\/p>\n<p>I did not participate because&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;firstly, I\u2019m not a water person (unfortunately),<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;secondly, I would not have felt that comfortably swimming there (as Great white sharks hunt seals at the Robberg Nature Reserve),<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and thirdly, for me it was just perfect to observe the seals from the boat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which seal species live in the Robberg Nature Reserve?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be more precisely, in the Robberg Nature Reserve lives the Cape fur seal, also known as the brown fur seal or South African fur seal (<em>Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus<\/em>). The Cape fur seal at the Robberg Nature Reserve is a subspecies of<em> Arctocephalus pusillus<\/em> that lives in colonies along the South African and Namibian coast. The name South African fur seal is actually a little bit confusing as this seal species lives as well in Australia. Known as the subspecies <em>Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, do not confuse them with <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/de\/tiere-beobachten-auf-kangaroo-island-in-australien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Zealand fur seal<\/a> (also known as New Zealand or South Australian fur seals, <em>Arctocephalus forsteri<\/em>). I observed these fur seals in Australia in the Flinders Chase National Park.<\/p>\n<p>A little bit confusing\u2026<\/p>\n<p>However, I will not continue with the taxonomy of Cape fur seals.<\/p>\n<p>I just want to mention one more thing.<\/p>\n<p>These fur seals are eared seals that include as well <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/de\/tiere-beobachten-auf-kangaroo-island-in-australien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sea lions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eared seals (<em>Otariidae<\/em>), walruses (<em>Odobenidae<\/em>), and <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/en\/grey-seals-on-the-duene-of-heligoland-in-winter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">true seals (<em>Phocidae<\/em>)<\/a> belong to the pinnipeds (<em>Pinnipedia<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>This is not a negligible point that Cape fur seals belong to the eared seals.<\/p>\n<p>Eared seals have tiny external ears that distinguish them from true seals. Furthermore, they have much larger foreflippers, and thus, are able to move more easily on land.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8132 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-0-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>True seals do not have these strong foreflippers. They are more adapted to a life in the water.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, seals in the Robberg Nature Reserve are eared seals that can move more easily on land than other seals.<\/p>\n<p>Everytime it was a pleasure to observe the Cape fur seal when I was on the whale watching boat.<\/p>\n<p>Some animals stayed on land&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8135 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-1-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; others were swimming in the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8137 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-2-Kopie.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe they are not as adapted to the water as true seals. However, this fact does not prevent them to jump and seemingly enjoy the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8139 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-3-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8141 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-4_pin_de-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8143 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-5_pin_de-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other seals were just relaxing in the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8145 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-6-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And some seals curiously watched us on the boat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8147 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-7_pin_de-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; others just didn\u2019t care about us.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-8_pin_en-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was not always easy to take photographs of the seals at the Robberg Nature Reserve. Firstly, the animals were moving so quickly, and secondly, the boat was wiggling as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, you also need some luck when taking pictures of fur seals.<\/p>\n<p>I was lucky to get one photograph of a mother when she was feeding her offspring.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8151 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-9_pin_en-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, there was one unusual thing at the Robberg Nature Reserve. There is a lonely, vagrant Southern elephant seal (<em>Mirounga leonine<\/em>) roaming around the Cape fur seal colony. In contrast to the Cape fur seal, this elephant seal belongs to the true seals.<\/p>\n<p>Although it is more difficult for him to move on land, sometimes he relaxed on the rocks of the Robberg Nature Reserve.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-10_pin_de-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, I observed him more often in the water or on rocks closer to the water.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8155 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-11_pin_en-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Southern elephant seal actually lives in colonies on islands in the Antarctic. Normally this species is not resident to South Africa. At least there are no Southern elephant seal colonies in South Africa. When there is a Southern elephant seal in South Africa, usually they are solitary.<\/p>\n<p>Males of the Southern elephant seals are one of the biggest seals.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the time, when I was on a whale watching boat, the Cape fur seals did not care much about the elephant seal. Only sometimes it appeared to me that some Cape fur seals did not venture to jump into the water (because of the elephant seal?) although some of their conspecifics were swimming around.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8157 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-12-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Were they afraid of him?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8159 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-13-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8161 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-14-Kopie.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe yes. And indeed they had a reason. Usually Southern elephant seals feed on fish or squid. However, sometimes they catch and kill as well young Cape fur seals. I haven\u2019t seen them eating the Cape fur seal. But maybe they do&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8163 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"Robberg Nature Reserve\" width=\"840\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/wildlife-travel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Robberg-Nature-Reserve-15_pin_de-Kopie.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Robberg Nature Reserve live about <a href=\"http:\/\/oceanadventures.co.za\/robberg_fur_seal_colony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6000 Cape fur seals<\/a>. If you want to explore the Robberg Nature Reserve it is best to do that on a day hike. However, if you want to observe the Cape fur seal colony I recommend doing that on a boat. On a boat you can both observe the seals and admire the beauty of the Robberg Nature Reserve from a different angle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-south-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seals in the Robberg Nature Reserve in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Robberg Nature Reserve close to Plettenberg Bay is a popular destination for many local people and tourists. 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