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Tracking our turtles: Underwater mountain ranges and mystery routes
Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle, and Nori, a subadult green turtle. Both turtles are fitted with satellite tags that allow us to follow along on their journeys as they explore the ocean.
Meet Amber, a hawksbill turtle in rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre
On 7 September 2026, a subadult hawksbill turtle with an amputated right flipper washed ashore in Betty's Bay, activating our Turtle Rescue Network.
Seven days, one ocean: Inside the 2026 Young Biologist Course
Last week, 42 Grade 10 learners traded their school desks for touch pools, tidal pools, and a tent-side view of the Atlantic Ocean. The 2026 Young Biologist Course, sponsored by Upstream Technology, ran from 26 September to 2 October 2026 at the Two Oceans Aquarium and at a campsite in Bokbaai. It was a week of curiosity, cold water, and plenty of laughter.
Habanero, our amputee loggerhead turtle, enters the final phase of rehabilitation
At the Turtle Conservation Centre, our goal for every turtle undergoing rehabilitation is to eventually release them back into the ocean – strong, healthy, and able to contribute to the future of their species. For Habanero, an adult male loggerhead turtle who has spent nearly two years in rehabilitation, this exciting milestone is finally within reach.
Conservation educators from 35 countries gather at Two Oceans Aquarium for IZE 2026
From 12 to 16 October 2026, the Two Oceans Aquarium proudly hosted the International Zoo Educators (IZE) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa. A total of 187 delegates from 35 countries and 124 organisations gathered at the southern tip of Africa for five days of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and inspiration, all centred around strengthening the impact of conservation education in zoos and aquariums.
Orbicular batfish
The orbicular batfish is a large, disc-shaped fish with a flattened dusky silver body. Its anal and dorsal fins are symmetrical, giving the adult batfish a spade-like appearance. Its dorsal, anal and tail fins are translucent yellow with black margins, and its pectoral fins are yellow.
Bluefin gurnard
Bluefin gurnards are a common bottom-dwelling fish that is a common throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Sergeant major
The sergeant majors are small, oval damselfish. It has a grey body with a yellow dorsal area.
Steentjie
The steentjie (Spondyliosoma emarginatum) is a blue-grey fish that has an oval-shaped body with several faint yellow horizontal stripes on its flanks and dark blue-grey fins. It has several sets of both incisors and a row of molars. They use this combination of teeth to pick up bottom-dwelling invertebrates and crush their shells. As they mature they become more omnivorous and will graze on algae. During spring and summer months, male steentjies will take on brighter blue and yellow colours and will construct nests in the sand. Once spawning has taken place, the males will remain at the nest to guard the eggs until they hatch. The steentjie occurs in large shoals above shallow, rocky reefs on the coasts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal.
Hottentot
The hottentot is a small bronze-grey seabream with small dark fins that occurs along the coast of Angola, Namibia, and the South African West Coast to Cape Point.
John brown
The janbruin is a robust-bodied sea bream with an orange-brown body and deep blue eyes set into a blue-brown face.
Dassie
The dassie is a deep-bodied, oval-shaped fish with a silver body, black patch on its tail peduncle and red-pink tint to the tips of its fins. Juveniles also have several dark vertical bars on each side.