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It’s Mother’s Day, and the Two Oceans Aquarium is celebrating a few of the ocean’s wonderful “marine moms”! In nature, parental care presents itself in a variety of ways – from the helicopter moms of ...

At the Two Oceans Aquarium and its Foundation, our staff and the animals in our care are privileged to work with and be cared for by two incredible veterinarians: Dr Ilse Jenkinson and Dr Bernice van ...

It’s World Penguin Day, and this year, we’re highlighting some particularly special animals at the Two Oceans Aquarium: Our African penguin chicks!

Happy Earth Day to our awesome Two Oceans Aquarium family! Originally celebrated in the United States in 1970, Earth Day is now a well-known holiday associated with turning one’s electricity off for a...

If you’re keen to have a positive impact on the environment but aren’t sure how to do so, Trash Bash is the place to start! Every month, the Two Oceans Aquarium hosts their popular Trash Bash beach cl...

The Two Oceans Aquarium’s Dr Judy Mann and Helen Lockhart recently attended a workshop in Seattle, United States, to discuss and develop the framework for the proposed 2030 World Association of Zoos a...

For the past six months, researchers at Upwell and Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation have had an opportunity that is still novel in the world of sea turtle research: To track juvenile turtles at sea.

Pink meanies are an incredibly rare species of jelly that the Two Oceans Aquarium has only housed four times in its 30-year history! This time, we have five on display in the popular Jelly Gallery.

Four of South Africa’s aquariums, together with a leading research institute, are working together to acoustically tag subadult and adult turtles that have been rescued, rehabilitated, and released.

Dr Judy Mann-Lang, Executive for Strategy at Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, has been researching how people use knowledge about the ocean.

On 18 March 2025, the Two Oceans Aquarium successfully released ragged-tooth shark Gen in Struisbaai! This was a special moment for the team that cared for Gen during her time at the Aquarium, as well...

This International Seal Day, the Two Oceans Aquarium shines a light on the iconic Cape fur seal. Capetonians are familiar with this curious, charismatic, and ubiquitous marine mammal with which they s...