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Cape Town is a city surrounded by beautiful biodiversity, abundant oceans and readily accessible nature. But, it is also a growing city that faces the challenges of fulfilling the human needs of energ...

Did you know that the Two Oceans Aquarium is home to the worlds largest stingray species? Meet the giant short-tail stingrays of our I&J Ocean Exhibit - one of South Africa's lesser-known ocean gi...

Does your family love the Two Oceans Aquarium? Do you want to visit us more than once a year? Are you looking for edutainment that is fun, informative and supports a good cause? If you answered "yes" ...

A few days ago, our team spotted a small Mola mola, or ocean sunfish, in the waters of the Cape Town harbour. Its not uncommon for these unusual-looking fish to accidentally enter shallow waters, but ...

Meet the rocksucker, and its extended family - the clingfishes! Clingfishes are a family of small fish found around the world in tropical and temperate seas, from shores to the deep ocean, and even in...

Nobomvu is a female sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle that was rescued at Gansbaai on 13 July 2021 by the community - a rescue that required the help of over 13 volunteers! Nobomvu was tangled in ghost ...

Did you know that stingrays give birth to live young and not eggs?Stingrays, like our eagle ray below, are "ovoviviparous" - this means that the mother keeps the eggs inside her body after they hatc...

Calling all Grade 5 and 6 learners that are interested in the ocean, and its amazing animals and plants. Have you ever wondered whether a shark is a fish? How is a sea cucumber related to a sea star? ...

Hollywood would have you believe that sharks are all big and scary, but 10 billion views on YouTube's most popular video suggest otherwise - most sharks are "Baby Shark"! Aquarist Leigh de Necker is o...

On 17 January 2022, the sea turtle rehabilitation team of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation released 44 rehabilitated sea turtles approximately 30 nautical miles south of Hout Bay. The turtles were a...

Geri the three-flippered turtle s ready to return to the open ocean - here's what it took to get her release-ready. Geri arrived at the Aquarium for rehabilitation on 25 July 2021. She was rescued at ...

The three species of ray in the I&J Ocean Exhibit demonstrate the biodiversity of these two oceans, and their commingling.