In many animal societies a group member born with disabling deformities or having a severe wound becomes a burden to the group and is often left behind. If left behind they normally die of hunger, disease from their wounds or they get killed by predators, however some species of dolphins and whales don’t leave their READ MORE
All animals need to sleep. Some of them are like humans and sleep during the night, others are nocturnal and sleep during the day. Pandas sleep more than 40% of the day. Whales and dolphins have special ways of sleeping. They need to always think about breathing since they are not conscious breathers like us READ MORE
With the yearly winter migration in the Southern hemisphere Humpback whales and Southern Right whales come up to their breeding grounds. The main reason they don’t stay in warmer waters all year round is food. Antarctic waters have a big primary production and produce a lot of their favorite food (krill). In return whales give READ MORE
People use the term dolphin, porpoise and whale to describe marine mammals belonging to the order Cetacean (from the Greek work ketos, “large sea creature”), and often use them incorrectly. Whales (Cetacean) are divided into two group’s baleen whales (Mysticeti) toothed whales (Odontoceti). The main difference between them is that baleen whales have baleen and READ MORE
Whales migrate over long or small distances. Humpback whales and Southern Right whales come up from Antarctic waters during the southern hemispheres winter to give birth and breed. They also migrate to get away from the winter storms, but will face a larger problem in our waters (the sun). Whales can get sun burnt, so READ MORE
One of the best ways of learning things at a young age is through games and imagination. At the Siyakula pre-school we try to implement this every day. One of the games we play with the kids is taking a walk through the jungle to meet new friends or go for a snorkel in the READ MORE
Most of us had contact with animals one way or another. We interact with them when going on game drives, zoos, whale and dolphin watching boats or have them as pets. What’s interesting and fascinating with animals is their behavior and similarities to us. Most similarities between humans and animals are seen in mammals since READ MORE
It’s always an adventure going on a boat trip with Ocean Blue. While cruising in search of whales, other wild life like fish and birds can be seen e.g. flocks of Cormorants flying around, curious Kelp gulls looking for something to eat or magnificent Albatrosses gliding through the air like there is no wind stopping READ MORE
There is a lot of fishing equipment and methods used today to get fish for us to eat e.g. fishing from the rocks with fishing rods or big boats going out with nets. Today it’s a big thing to know what fish we eat and where it comes from. Lists have been established for most READ MORE
The last week we had amazing sightings on Humpback whales in Plettenberg Bay. They are giving the guests on the boats great shows with tail and flipper slapping.