Animal Encounters

Had land dolphin survey this morning and aquarium in the afternoon. However, you've heard about both of those before. The excitement of this morning was the non-aquatic animals we saw. At the first survey site, a cat and her four kittens were hanging about. Emily managed to lure one close enough to grab it, only to have it bite her. Yup, came to study sharks and the only animal related injury we've had is a bite from a kitten mad at being picked up. At the second site, the lighthouse on the Point, we found a dassie sitting on the deck eyeing us. Dassie is the South African name for a Rock Hyrax. We see them fairly regularly on the rocks at the Point near the aquarium, but I haven't managed to get a good picture of one before. 

Emily luring in a kitten.

Gorgeous view from the Point today.

A Rock Hyrax, aka dassie, hanging out at the lighthouse.