Octopuses
The octopus (Greek Októpus meaning eight foot) is a cephalopod mollusk that belongs to the order Octopoda. This animal has…
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Heart urchin
Perhaps more commonly known as a pumpkin pansy or the sea potato, the heart urchin Echinocardium cordatum is a beautiful…
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Boxfish
While walking the stretch of beach between Robberg Peninsula and Beacon Island I came across several dried out boxfish which…
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A well-known sight along the beaches, in inter-tidal rocky pools, and in the hands of fishermen is redbait Pyura stolonifera.…
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Cape Fur Seal Breeding
Situated on the magnificent Robberg Nature Reserve, a 3.9km peninsula that extends into the ocean on the southern side of…
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) – General information
Killer whales, also referred to as Orca’s, from a shortened version of their scientific name Orcinus orca, are one of…
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What is albinism and why is it bad for animals?
A few weeks ago we had a white Southern Right Whale calf passing through our bay with its mother. What…
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The sardine run, the largest biomass migration in the world, is even larger than the migration of the wildebeests. This…
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