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"Bubble butt" is a semi-official term that's used to describe a condition in turtles where the back of their body becomes too buoyant, making their butts float. Often this is the result of a build-up ...

On Thursday 3 September 2020, reports reached the several Cape Town-based animal welfare organisations of an unusual-looking, distressed seal on Clifton 4th Beach. Upon closer inspection, it was ident...

The Two Oceans Aquarium is open again! Visitors are already returning to their favourite underwater experiences, so we thought we'd share a few "favourites" that you may have missed during lockdown:

The Two Oceans Aquarium is thrilled to announce its reopening to the public on Tuesday 1 September 2020. The Aquarium staff and animals will once again welcome members, supporters, fans and visitors d...

With lockdown restrictions slowly being lifted and people having more freedom to leave their homes and travel, Yoshi the loggerhead sea turtle seems to have found her home range along the Eighty Mile ...

One of our most iconic exhibits is the Kelp Forest Exhibit, one of only a small number of above-ground living kelp forests in the entire world, and the only one in the Southen Hemisphere. During the l...

It's been a long five months, but it's finally the moment - the Two Oceans Aquarium is reopening! In line with the Alert Level 2 regulations that were recently announced, the Aquarium will be reopenin...

Foundation Crew is for the loyal supporters of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, who want to support the Foundation’s work in ocean conservation, awareness, research and education. By signing up to ...

Senior Aquarist Deen Hill is one of the Two Oceans Aquarium team members responsible for collecting and releasing plants and animals from the wild that are brought to the Aquarium. These routinely inv...

The Two Oceans Aquarium has now been closed for 139 days – never in our wildest dreams did we ever think that our doors would be closed to you, our members, fans and supporters, for this long. I comme...

The Two Oceans Aquarium is home to 23 African penguins and 13 rockhopper penguins, with each species living on its own beach. Animal keepers are always on the lookout for changes in the behaviour of t...

The Avenue at the Two Oceans Aquarium is once again available to host a variety of events for business purposes, such as corporate conferences and staff training workshops. The Two Oceans Aquarium's e...