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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...

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...

Join the Two Oceans Aquarium, Guardians of The Deep, and SANCCOB on 11 October 2025 for the Waddle for the African Penguin in Simon’s Town. Meet at Long Beach (08h30), then waddle via Boulders Beach t...

As South Africans, we wear our heritage with pride, from our languages to our landscapes. While the Big Five take the spotlight on land, there’s an equally remarkable group of animals beneath the wave...

Are you excited to Waddle for the African penguin on Saturday 11 October? We are, too!Check out these awesome A2/A3 posters that you can print at home to bring to the waddle!

This school holiday at the Two Oceans Aquarium, we’re putting penguins front and centre! The Penguin Exhibit at the Aquarium is home to not one, but two, species of penguin: The African penguin and t...

It has been 640 days since Nobomvu, an adult female loggerhead turtle with an inspiring story, was released back into her ocean home! Let's catch up on her latest satellite tracking data.

Many of our turtle community are familiar with the story of Kai, the loggerhead turtle. As a well-known and loved turtle ambassador, Kai has been undergoing rehabilitation with the Turtle Conservation...

We have a little something for the adults who are interested in volunteering at the Aquarium.

South Africa’s west coast is home to one of the most incredible kelp forest systems in the world: The Great African Seaforest. While roughly 25% of our blue planet is covered with kelp forests, many o...

It's so easy to be captivated by the “stars of the show” at the Two Oceans Aquarium that you might miss out on some of the smaller, lesser-known animals that are just as fascinating.

Are you in Grade 10 and fascinated by the ocean’s mysteries? Do you dream of exploring marine ecosystems, studying sea creatures, and helping protect our oceans? If so, the Young Biologist Course spon...