When walking along the Plettenberg Bay beaches animal tracks can be seen in the sand. They can be from Mongooses, dogs, cats, birds and otters. There are 13 species of otters in the world. They are closely related to the honey badgers and wolverines and lives in both marine and fresh water. In the Western READ MORE
Sexual dimorphism is a phenotypic difference between males and females of the same species. This means that there are obvious differences between the male and female. The major difference is the genitalia proving if it is a male or female, but in a lot of species there are often secondary sex characteristics, such as size READ MORE
The whales arrived. During the past week we had great encounters on humpback whales. We found them in groups of 2-3 animals. They are busy migrating north towards Madagascar and their breeding ground so they are traveling with a great speed and deep dives giving the guests amazing tail shots.
The Siyakula pre-school and Ocean Blue would like to thank everyone that has done a township tour with us. With your help and donations we can give back to the Qolweni community and help the children to a brighter future. To make this happen, teachers are needed to educate the children. Money from township tours READ MORE
There are different marine mammals in the world oceans e.g. whales, dolphins, sea otters and seals. Seals are divided into 3 families, True seals (Phocidae), Walruses (Odobenidae) and Eared seals (Otariidae). There are a lot of differences between the families but the main ones are that the Walrus have large whiskers and tusks, Eared seals READ MORE
We had a great weekend out at sea with Ocean Blue. On Sunday we had ±200 Bottlenose dolphins playing in the surf at Keurbooms beach. The dolphins never stopped breaching and playing in the waves giving the guests a great show. Yesterday we had a year old humpback whale calf and its mother passing through READ MORE
When walking on the beaches around the world, shells from mussels and snails can be found. Along the South African coastline egg casings from sharks and rays as well as sea urchins and cuttlefish bones are found on a regular basis. Most areas also have a specific type of shell that is only found there READ MORE
On Wednesday afternoon we encountered a big pod of Bottlenose dolphins feeding all over the bay. Some of them came up close to the boat to bow ride, but most of them kept on feeding. We had one young male showing off by jumping in front of the boat. After visiting the seal colony we READ MORE
It’s reading time at the pre-school and to increase the children’s English skills, we read a story to them every day. The story will be read in English and then translated to Xhosa by a teacher. They always enjoy story time and are keen to answer the questions about the story afterwards.
Corals and big coral reefs are well known in the world. They are seen as exotic and for many people something they want to see. They are associated with clear and warm water in the tropics. Divers that are in closest contact with reefs can see that there is a lot going on there e.g. READ MORE