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The Covid-19 self-isolation period is the perfect time to get the grey matter working. Over the years our blog has produced some really awesome gems. Stuck for information about sharks? We’ve got it. Wanting to learn about the penguins of the world? You’ll find it here. Uncertain about the actual facts around plastic in the ocean? We have all the info.

Our resource page is crammed with blogs that delve deep into fascinating subjects. There is bound to be something that you will find fascinating, intriguing, and in some cases hilariously funny.  

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We've just added a bunch of ocean-themed activities for kids aged 3 to 10 to do at home.

Sharks:

• Everything you've ever wanted to know about sharks in South Africa

• How many types of shark live in South Africa's ocean? The list is longer and stranger than you may think

• 10 amazing facts that we learned about great white sharks at Shark Night

• Megalodon: The real facts about the largest shark that ever lived

• The Wild Ones: Sharks!

• K’s Kreature Feature: The Greenland shark

• K's Kreature Feature: Puffadder shyshark

Penguins:

• 10 things a penguin can do better than a human

• 10 more things a penguin can do better than you

• 5 more things penguins do better than humans (African penguin edition)

• Where did Cape Town's African penguins come from, and why should we be worried?

• World Penguin Day: Our favourite penguin facts

• Less than 8 years until African penguins are extinct: Here's how YOU can prevent this

• 26 types of penguin: The only list you'll ever need

• Penguin FAQs

Sea turtles:

• Everything you've ever wanted to know about sea turtles in South Africa

• The evolution of turtles: Where did sea turtles come from?

Jellyfish:

• The life cycle of a jellyfish: Spawning, cloning and immortality

• 10 amazing facts about jellyfish

• 10 jellyfish facts that blew our minds at Jelly Night

• What jellyfish can you see at the Two Oceans Aquarium's Jelly Gallery?

• How do we care for jellyfish at the Two Oceans Aquarium? Meet Krish Lewis, our resident jelly expert

• How are South African rivers affecting jellyfish evolution? UWC's Jelly Lab investigates this little-known part of our heritage

• What do jellyfish and plastic pollution have in common?

• Why are Cape Town's beaches being covered in jellyfish?

Fish:

• Why is the galjoen South Africa's national fish anyway? Here's everything you need to know about this part of our heritage

• What is a "bokkom"? And how did this little fish shape life on South Africa's West Coast

• Everything you need to know about batfish

• Meet the thorn tails: Everything you need to know about surgeonfish, tangs and unicornfish

• Hagfish are (too) weird

• Everything you ever wanted to know about seahorses

• Meet the Frogfish: Beauty, beast or both?

• Mola 101: Everything you need to know about ocean sunfish

• Eagle rays: Everything you need to know about the ocean's cutest ray

• Is it an eel or not?

• The fish that poops out beaches

• Why do so many sea creatures have Santa Claus' colours?

• Cave dwellers: How fish adapt to life in the shadows

• Discover the comet: The shy reef fish that pretends to be a moray eel

• Triggerfish: The fish-pattern showdown

• K’s Kreature Feature: Over the moon with moonies

• Welcome to the Midnight Zone: A deep-sea learning experience at the Two Oceans Aquarium

• Where have all the sardines gone?

• Colours of the rainbow: Eight beautiful butterflyfish at the Aquarium

• Secretly Awesome: 5 fish that deserve a second glance

• Snout-rageous: Our 6 favourite snouted fish

• The toadfish: cryptic and cool

• Kreature Feature: Brindle Bass

• Kreature Feature: Mudskippers

• Kreature Feature: Eels

• Kreature Feature: The Anglerfish

Invertebrates:

• Everything you need to know about abalone

• Cleaner shrimps: Proof that not all shrimps are shellfish

• A very close look at sea urchins

• Meet the filter-feeding planktivores in the Skretting Diversity Gallery

• Five mysterious things you might catch our octopus doing

• Oh, crab! Unusual crabs at the Two Oceans Aquarium

• The Wild Ones: Questions about corals

• The Wild Ones: Your questions about giant spider crabs answered

• K's Kreature Feature: Lend me your tongue!

• K’s Kreature Feature: The common octopus

• K's Kreature Feature: Plant-sucking sea slug

• Kreature Feature: Giant spider crab

• Kreature Feature: Sponges

Sea plants:

• What is kelp? Everything you need to know about this marvellous seaweed

Ecosystems:

• How do marine animals survive in a human-made environment?

• 11 reasons why wetlands are vital for humans and animals

• 10 Two Oceans Aquarium animals with wild habitats under threat

• Why our rivers matter

Prehistoric animals:

• Megalodon: The real facts about the largest shark that ever lived

• The evolution of turtles: Where did sea turtles come from?

• Evolution's ultimate predator: Here are our top 10 prehistoric sharks

Compilations:

• Ocean animals that have unique ways of coping with load shedding's annoying moments

• The Wild Ones: Taking a closer look at parasites

• How do animal parents ensure their heritage is passed on to the next generation? Let's take a look at our sea's parents

• Even more amazing ocean parents from the animal kingdom

• Living fossils at the Two Oceans Aquarium, and the worlds they came from

• Painted by nature: Life in our ocean rivals the colours of artistic masterpieces

• Finicky finless friends: 6 awesome Aquarium creatures without fins or flippers

• All about tautonymy

Ocean plastic:

• How much plastic do we find inside turtle hatchlings that we rescue?

• What do jellyfish and plastic pollution have in common?

• The plastic problem: How much plastic pollution is in our ocean?

• The plastic problem: How does plastic pollution affect wildlife?

• Microplastics – Are they in your food?

• Our favourite alternatives to disposable plastic items

• Straws suck!

• What's the deal with microbeads?

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How we do things at the Aquarium:

• Target training shysharks at the Two Oceans Aquarium with aquarist Leigh

• How do we care for jellyfish at the Two Oceans Aquarium? Meet Krish Lewis, our resident jelly expert

• Working with Harry, our beloved mole snake

• A day in the life of a rescued sea turtle hatchling

• The Wild Ones: Aquarist Shanet reveals the ins and outs of being a penguin keeper

• The Wild Ones: Special relationships between animals and their carers at the Aquarium

• Rock solid! Rock evolution in the Two Oceans Aquarium

• The Wild Ones: Microscopic life in Michelle's culture lab

• The Wild Ones: Two Oceans Aquarium before opening time

• Razorfish larval rearing: An aquarist explains

Activities for kids aged 3 to 10: