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The second Trash Bash of 2023 was a great success! On Saturday, 1 April 2023, the Two Oceans Aquarium team, with nearly 100 enthusiastic Capetonians, gathered at Mouille Point to clean up the beach (and our ocean).

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!

Fans of the Two Oceans Aquarium are invited to join our Foundation's Marine Wildlife Management team for a series of urban wildlife walks along the V&A Waterfront's canals and marinas on Friday, 28 April 2023. This is a fantastic opportunity to snap photos of the plants, animals, and organisms you spot and upload them to iNaturalist, a citizen science project. The walk and snacks are free for any active Aquarium members who register in advance. But, very importantly, we ask that everyone who attends please be prepared to install the iNaturalist app on their phones and upload some photos (you can use Aquarium WiFi to upload).

Bob, the green turtle, has been doing loops in the Atlantic Ocean - showing off his super chilled nature as he floats with the currents. Let's hear more from Talitha Noble, Conservation Manager at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation.

Many may think that humans are the superior species in every sense. Well, think again! Check out these 10 things that penguins are better at than humans.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Have you heard about Lego? Check out the amazing story behind the rescue of this Western leopard toad.

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation supports a citizen science programme to observe and record sunfish species.

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!