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It's time for the City Nature Challenge!
From 28 April to 1 May 2023, the City of Cape Town is participating in the City Nature Challenge: an international, bioblitz-style competition where cities compete to see who can find and document the most plants and wildlife!
ATAP: All you need to know
Tagging is vital to marine science and conservation efforts, allowing researchers to track migration patterns, breeding sites, growth rates, and distribution. The Acoustic Tracking Array Platform (ATAP) is based at the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), an internationally renowned centre for the study of aquatic biodiversity.
Three reasons African penguins face extinction – and three ways you can help.
Happy World Penguin Day! Today, we are celebrating a penguin close to our hearts: the African penguin. This charismatic seabird is endemic to South Africa and Namibia – an iconic species and a special sighting at Boulder’s Beach and Betty’s Bay. However, their numbers are declining dramatically. Unless we do something about it, the African penguin will be functionally extinct by 2035. Thanks to the #NOOW African penguin campaign, here are three reasons the African penguin faces extinction and three ways YOU can save them.
Another successful Waddle for our African penguins!
On Sunday, 23 April 2023, a group of enthusiastic individuals braved the wet and windy weather to celebrate African penguins with a 15km Waddle from Surfer’s Corner to Penguin Beach in Simon’s Town.
Frog Night: Join us for an evening celebrating South Africa's amphibians
We invite you to join three special guests at the Two Oceans Aquarium on the evening of 12 May 2023 for “Frog Night”, a speaker evening with incredible members of the South African amphibian community.
Happy World Vet Day!
At the Two Oceans Aquarium, animal health is our top priority. Today, on World Veterinary Day, we’re shining a light on our incredible (and all-women) veterinary team: Dr Ilse Jenkinson and Dr Bernice van Huyssteen! Our veterinary team’s support is essential to the well-being of our marine ambassadors and the proper functioning of the Aquarium and our Foundation.
It's un-frog-gettable, frog-a-licious Frog Week from 6 to 14 May!
Join us as we celebrate Amphibian Week at the Two Oceans Aquarium from 6 to 14 May 2023.
Breaking news: Bob is a girl!
After eight years of rehabilitation, a successful release, and 97 days of tracking Bob in the big, blue ocean, we have ground-breaking news: Bob is a girl!
Lego: The tiny toad with a terrific survival story
Have you heard about Lego? Check out the amazing story behind the rescue of this Western leopard toad.
Get a toad of this: Everything you should know about the Western leopard toad
The Western leopard toad (Sclerophrys pantherinus) is one of the coolest amphibians. They’re endemic to the Western Cape, which means our province is the only place in the world where you’ll find these toads.
11 incredib-eel facts about moray eels
Moray eels are shy, elusive, and snake-like in appearance. They are quite shy and live under ledges and in rock crevices. But there is much more to these animals than meets the eye. Believe it or not, there are roughly 200 different species of moray eel in the world’s marine environments! At the Aquarium, you can see four species of moray eel up close: the honeycomb, geometric, zebra, and tiger reef moray eels.
Meet the platanna: Strange feet, stranger frog!
When Two Oceans Aquarium visitors see our common platannas performing their rendition of the "Mannequin Challenge" opposite the African penguins, they don’t realise that these usually-still amphibians are incredible examples of survival in action. Let’s take a closer look at Africa’s “clawed frogs” and see what makes them so special.