Facts on Southern Elephant seals
There are a few different species of seals that can be found along the South African coastline. Most commonly seen…
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Facts on Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus)
Cape fur seals belong to the eared seal family (Otariidae) and are a sub species of the Afro-Australian Fur seal.…
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Facts about Nudibranchs.
Nudibranchs are soft bodied, marine molluscs that shed their shells after their larval stage. They normally have extraordinary colouration patterns…
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Facts on Pansy shells.
When walking on the beach in Plettenberg Bay different kinds of shells from marine animals can be found like Cuttlefish…
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Facts on Common dolphins.
Off Southern Africa two species of common dolphin can be found, long-beaked (Delphinus capensis) and short-beaked (Delphinus delphis). Until fairly…
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Facts on Bottlenose Dolphins.
There are three dolphin species seen in Plettenberg Bay on a regular basis. They are Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), Humpback…
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Facts on Bluebottles
Summer has arrived and with it warmer weather and increased sea temperatures which attract more people to the beaches for…
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Fact on Humpback Whales.
Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) can grow up to 15m in length and weigh between 30-40 tonnes making it the 5th…
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Facts on Loggerhead Turtles.
Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) are found in tropical waters all over the world. Loggerhead Turtles are a part of the…
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Facts on African Penguins
In South Africa there is one penguin specie that lives and breed along the shore line called the African Penguin…
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