Interesting facts on Octopuses.
Octopuses belong to the phylum Mollusca which also includes mussels, snails and nudibranchs .They belong to the class Cephalopoda (head-footed)…
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Interesting facts on Dassies (Procavia carpensis)
Dassies are the Afrikaans and most commonly name used for a small mammal, Procavia carpensis (Latin) in South Africa. Their…
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Interesting facts on the Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis)
Sea horses (hippocampus) are fish that can be recognized by their horse-like head that is right angled to the body…
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Facts on the African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
The African Black Oystercatcher is a marine bird that is endemic to South Africa and Namibia. They are large black…
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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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Cape fur seals on Robberg Peninsula.
On a typical boat trip with Ocean Blue, we will visit the Cape Fur Seal colony that is located on…
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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 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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