Exciting news! M-Net's The Wild Ones: An Aquatic Life is being repeated between 2 and 30 September. This is your second chance to explore behind the scenes of the Two Oceans Aquarium and meet some of the amazing characters which call the Aquarium home.

These episodes will be broadcast on M-Net 101 on Sundays 16h00 to 17h00:

• 2 Sep - Aquarium: An Aquatic Life: The Inner Workings
• 9 Sep - Aquarium: An Aquatic Life: Weird & Wonderful
• 16 Sep - Aquarium: An Aquatic Life: Penguin Posse
• 23 Sep - Aquarium: An Aquatic Life: Turtle Tales
• 30 Sep - Aquarium: An Aquatic Life: The Return of The Sharks

Scroll down to find even more show highlights and exclusive blog content answering your questions about each episode.

M-Net's The Wild Ones took our "blue screen" home to the silver screen.

About the show

The series was filmed by Homebrew Films, who followed our aquarists into parts of the Aquarium the public never sees. The Two Oceans Aquarium featured in five episodes, entitled Aquarium: An Aquatic Life, part of a local wildlife series called The Wild Ones. With never-seen-before footage, this beautifully filmed and produced series, deals with the daily life of the Aquarium, behind the scenes activities, our animals, and the people who play a pivotal role in maintaining our high standards. 

Homebrew Films followed the Two Oceans Aquarium team through adventures, challenges and expeditions the public has never seen before.

More of The Wild Ones from our blog

Find answers to all your questions and explore the exclusive "after-the episode" content we created especially for you.

Amazing animals

Learn more about the true stars of M-Net's The Wild Ones: Aquarium: An Aquatic Life - the incredible animals that take centre stage.

• Your questions about giant spider crabs answered
• Talking jellyfish with Krish, resident jelly guy
• Questions about corals
• Where are they now?
• Sharks!

Passionate people

Behind the scenes, more than 100 staff members, interns and volunteers work tirelessly to bring the Two Oceans Aquarium to life every day. Meet our amazing team.

• The Two Oceans Aquarium before opening time
• Special relationships between animals and their carers
• Working together for a higher purpose
• Vincent Calder - Our man of the sea
• Mr Zee's passion for the ocean, education and the future
• What makes us a teaching aquarium?

Behind-the-scenes

Behind the walls, exhibits and corridors of the Aquarium is a whole other world - take a look.

• Microscopic life in Michelle's culture lab
• Aquarist Shanet reveals the ins and outs of being a penguin keeper
• The making of The Wild Ones: Behind the lens
• Taking a closer look at parasites
• Collecting wildlife for the Two Oceans Aquarium

Our favourite The Wild Ones' moments:

How do you compress almost a year's worth of work into just 12 moments? Heres how: