Around the world there are 33 different species of seals (Pinnipeds). In South African waters there are 7 different seal species found. The Plettenberg Bay resident specie is the Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) with visiting Elephant Seals (Mirounga leonina) and Sub-antarctic Fur Seals (Arctocephalus tropicalis). The Subantartic Fur seal is mainly found in the READ MORE
Facts about Hermit crabs. Hermit crabs can be found both on land and in water. Unlike the normal crabs, hermit crabs have a soft vulnerable abdomen that needs protection. The most common protection they use is snail shells, but it can be any shell they fit into. When shells are hard to find they also READ MORE
The sardine run, the largest biomass migration in the world, is even larger than the migration of the wildebeests. This is an annual migration of Pacific sardines (Sardinops sagax) from the Agulhas bank Northwards along the East coast of South Africa to the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) area in winter. The Pacific sardine is a small pelagic, READ MORE
With a Cape Fur seal colony of +-4500 animals in Plettenberg Bay, the shark population should be large too. We do have Great White sharks coming into the bay to patrol the colony and beaches for food. We especially see more of them in June-July around the Gap and Cannonball Cave area on Robberg. One READ MORE
Dolphins can move their eyes independently from each other, enabling them to focus on two different objects at one time.
Dolphins sleep by resting one half of their brain at a time so that one eye is always open. This allows them to rise to the surface to breathe and to protect themselves from predators.