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With its distinctive donkey-like bray and plumage resembling a tuxedo, the African penguin is a charismatic seabird native to the coastlines of South Africa and Namibia. Tragically, its populations ar...

On African Penguin Awareness Day, we will be waddling for the African penguin. Why? Because this charismatic seabird is threatened with extinction, and we need to act now. Cape Town is synonymous with...

Are you excited to Waddle for the African penguin on Saturday 12 October? We are, too! Check out these awesome A2/A3 posters that you can print at home to bring to the waddle!

Our Marine Wildlife Management Programme undertook a massive seal rescue out of Robinson Dry Dock last week! When a staff member at the Robinson Dry Dock called the Marine Wildlife Management Programm...

In the last month, our satellite-tagged turtles at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre have been making waves! While both Bheni and Nobomvu were released around the same ti...

Around this time of the year, our team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre starts preparing for the “green season”. Just like turtle hatchlings tend to strand more frequ...

As many of our Aquarium and Foundation family know, April saw an unprecedented number of stranded turtle hatchlings arriving at the Turtle Conservation Centre. Our team was working around the clock to...

Our satellite-tagged turtles, Bheni, Nobomvu, and Turbo, have been making incredible progress on their journeys through the ocean. Bheni is making missions, Nobomvu says "local is lekker", and Turbo's...

At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, our research team is driven by a commitment to collaborate on research projects that focus on animal health and welfare, conservation, water quality, and the des...

Our Two Oceans Aquarium collections team released four spotted gully sharks back into their ocean home at Mgwalana in the Eastern Cape!

Shine a light on the message of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day at our next Trash Bash beach cleanup! As part of the Table Mountain National Park MPA, Hout Bay is the perfect site for an MPA-focused...

Happy Women's Day! From turtle conservation and education to research and visitor services, our Aquarium and its Foundation are privileged to be guided by some tenacious, inspiring women. Let's meet ...