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We know you're missing the Aquarium, life just isn't the same without an eight-armed octopus to call on to help with all those arts and crafts!Well, our two-armed friends, here's a fun family craft to try with the kids. Fill up this fun octopus snack box with sweeties for dad for Father's Day, or keep all the goodies for yourself!

It's no secret - our octopus is by far the most intelligent animal at the Two Oceans Aquarium. The common octopus in the Skretting Diversity Gallery is also the most mysterious, alien and otherworldly creature here - one that is so elusive you might miss it completely on your first glance. But, if you are on the lookout, here are five amazing things you can catch our octopus doing:

Seals are a group of semiaquatic mammals that are scientifically known as "pinnipeds". Resembling, slick, flippered dogs, seals are all carnivores and spend their time at sea hunting, and their time on land caring for their young, resting, healing and moulting. Their fin-like feet that enable them to swim gracefully underwater (but does not make them as gracefully on land) set them apart from other mammals. Like many coastal countries, South Africa is hole to resident seals and visitors from afar - so let's take a look at the seals you might encounter here!

We've just welcomed a newcomer to the I&J Ocean Exhibit - Harry the green turtle! While his public debut might be new and exciting, Harry actually arrived at the Two Oceans Aquarium in October last year, and has been undergoing intense rehabilitation with the animal health team of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation. Harry is now out of the woods, but he still needs plenty of time to rest and regain his strength before being released, and the I&J Ocean Exhibit is providing a big, safe space for him to do this!

Remember all those cormorant chicks that were rescued on Robben Island a few months ago? Over the past few months, the Two Oceans Aquarium has assisted SANCCOB with the return and release of rehabilitated cormorant chicks on Robben Island. These birds are part of the large-scale rescue that has been ongoing since mid-January 2021.

Meet the devil firefish, also known as the lionfish. Its scientific binomial name Pterois miles translates to "feathered soldier", which we think is a perfect name for a fish, which is easily recognisable for its venomous, spiny fins.

Do you know a school that could benefit from a visit from the travelling Smart Living classroom? The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's mobile classrooms are back on the road and ready to visit a school near you with free, educational and inspirational lessons!Outreach teacher Anzio is bringing lessons about sustainable living to schools in under-resourced communities around Cape Town - and he'd love to reach even more kids with this opportunity. Teacher Anzio has been doing this for a long time and he's learned one lesson that he wants to pass on to everyone - if you love nature and want to benefit from it, you need to learn how to live a sustainable life at home.

From 13 to 16 May 2021, 70 women walked 100km through rain and sunshine to raise funds for conservation and other excellent causes as part of the annual Lighthouse 2 Lighthouse Ladies Charity Walk. These women come from all over South Africa, from ages 21 to 80, but they share one thing - a love of the coastline and a desire to enact change by supporting impactful causes, like the sea turtle conservation work being carried out by the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation. Joining this epic trek were Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation teacher Kirshia Govender and turtle rehabilitation team member Alexandra Panagiotou. This was an excellent opportunity for Kirshia and Alex to show their mettle and also teach the other women participating about the conservation work they are involved with, and the issues affecting South Africa's endangered sea turtles.

Turtles only survive if they are actually rescued in the first place. Getting them from some random stretch of coastline to the Aquarium is the real first challenge... In comes Tracy Whitehead, a long-time volunteer and the brainchild/coordinator/creator/top supporter of the Turtle Rescue Network - a semi-formal collaboration of over 500 people, coastal organisations, companies, friends, truck drivers, and more that work together to ensure that turtles found anywhere on the Western Cape coast between Cape St Francis and St Helena Bay by members of the public can get the help they need - that's 500 people Tracy has personally formed a connection with. Bet you didn't know that over 1 000km of coastline's turtle rescues are coordinated by one awesome volunteer!

26 years ago, a legend by the name of Vincent Calder, started working at the Two Oceans Aquarium, which was at that stage a construction site. Vincent started as an aquarist and employee No.1, but it was soon realised that he was multi-talented and would do very well getting the Aquarium’s Technical Department and Workshop off the ground. His technical abilities, unique skillset, and know-how were, and still remain to this day, invaluable.

Help the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's sea turtle rehabilitation programme reach its fundraising goal! Every year, dozens of endangered sea turtles become stranded on the Western Cape coastline - it's only through quick human intervention, care and treatment that they can have a second chance in the wild.

The theme for World Ocean Day this year is "The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods." The idea behind this day is to look at how human actions impact life beneath the waves, and how this, in turn, affects the lives and livelihoods of the billions of people that depend on the ocean's resources. We see the effects of this every day at the Two Oceans Aquarium, where we share a precinct with a working commercial harbour, eco-tourism businesses, and wildlife like ocean sunfish, dolphins and seabirds - and we get to see the results of the interactions of these systems. It's a delicate balance!