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Egg-citing news: Our African penguins have had chicks!
The Two Oceans Aquarium has an exciting announcement: For the first time in 10 years, our African penguin colony has welcomed new chicks to the beach!
Hoppy Frog Day: Meet the amphibians at the Two Oceans Aquarium
It’s World Frog Day today, and we’re celebrating the amazing amphibians housed at the Two Oceans Aquarium! When you visit the Aquarium’s Penguin Exhibit, take special notice of the Western leopard toads and platannas – these quirky toads deserve their moment in the limelight.
Shell we talk about candling? How the Two Oceans Aquarium monitors penguin egg health
The Two Oceans Aquarium recently welcomed two new additions to our African penguin family - the first time in 10 years we've had new African penguin chicks! Let’s hop into a crash course on candling, a method that helps our penguin keepers monitor egg health and embryo development.
Tracking our turtles: Nobomvu has changed course
It’s been 451 days since Nobomvu, a female loggerhead turtle, returned to the wild after being successfully rehabilitated at the Turtle Conservation Centre. What a journey she’s had! She’s covered an astonishing 18 886km, averaging 42km a day - the length of a marathon!
The Two Oceans Aquarium and City of Cape Town work together to help seals in distress
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 share their coastline. Due to recent incidents between people and seals on Cape Town’s beaches, the Two Oceans Aquarium and the City of Cape Town have collaborated to manage the situation.
The Two Oceans Aquarium released Gen, the ragged-tooth shark, into the open ocean in Struisbaai
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 as another exciting step towards the future conservation of ragged-tooth sharks.
Four reasons why Trash Bash beach cleanups are the best way to spend a Saturday
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 cleanups at one of three local beaches: Sunset, Sunrise, and Lagoon.
Reflecting on the journeys of our satellite-tagged juvenile loggerhead turtles with Upwell
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.
Four things you can do to make a difference this Earth Day!
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 an hour in honour of the day. But did you know that there are many more (and super easy) ways that you can contribute to saving our planet this Earth Day?
Looking ahead at the 2030 World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Conservation Goal
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 and Aquariums (WAZA) Conservation Goal.
For the first time in six years, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s Jelly Gallery is housing multiple pink meanies!
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.
Happy World Veterinary Day: Celebrating our women-led vet team
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 Huyssteen.