A shy encounter
Bryde’s whales are South Africa’s only resident whale species that doesn’t migrate south in summer. During the past week our…
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Interesting facts on Octopuses.
Octopuses belong to the phylum Mollusca which also includes mussels, snails and nudibranchs .They belong to the class Cephalopoda (head-footed)…
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Sleeping seals on the Robberg Peninsula
When going on a trip with Ocean Blue we visit the Cape fur seal colony which is situated on the…
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Interesting facts on Dassies (Procavia carpensis)
Dassies are the Afrikaans and most commonly name used for a small mammal, Procavia carpensis (Latin) in South Africa. Their…
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Dolphins playing in the surf at Keurbooms.
The bottlenose dolphins encountered on our boat trips gave the guests a great show, playing in the surf on Keurbooms…
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Humpback whale sighting in Plettenberg bay.
We had an amazing experience today on our 9.30 boat trip where we had a juvenile Humpback whale swimming past…
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Interesting facts on the Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis)
Sea horses (hippocampus) are fish that can be recognized by their horse-like head that is right angled to the body…
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Dolphins at speed
On the boat trip yesterday morning the guests had an amazing sighting of common dolphins. These dolphins travel in large…
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Facts on the African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
The African Black Oystercatcher is a marine bird that is endemic to South Africa and Namibia. They are large black…
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Bottlenose dolphins calves learning to swim.
We encountered a group of bottlenose dolphins on our boat trips this week. Most of these pods included a number…
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