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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...

On World Teachers’ Day, 5 October 2024, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation launched its new Ocean Campus with a celebration of teachers and the ocean. Given the multiple threats facing the ocean and t...

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...

In support of World Cleanup Day, join the Two Oceans Aquarium Trash Bash team at Monwabisi Beach and do your bit for the ocean! This is your chance to unite with individuals and organisations around t...

Back by popular demand, we are thrilled to announce that applications are open for new Two Oceans Aquarium volunteers - you just need to complete a short training programme! Our volunteers are people ...

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...