Tony and I seized the opportunity to try out the offering of the Two Oceans Aquarium‘s joint venture with Ocean Adventurer on Valentine’s Day… For reasons of convenience rather than romance! The boat-based marine eco-tour… Continue reading…
The Living Shores of Southern Africa – George & Margo Branch It took me a while to get my hands on a copy of this classic volume by Margo and George Branch, with photography by… Continue reading…
Poseidon’s Steed – Helen Scales Poseidon’s Steed is marine biologist Helen Scales’ first book; its subject is the seahorse. The book is short – I read it in less than half a day whilst convalescing… Continue reading…
Tony and I attended a talk at the Two Oceans Aquarium in June, given by two staff members of Biomimicry South Africa. We’re crazy like that. Biomimicry is the practice of learning from nature, and… Continue reading…
The sister ship of the SAS Fleur is the SAS Somerset, and she is moored behind the Two Oceans Aquarium at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. She’s a special vessel, being the only remaining… Continue reading…
A firm favourite (especially with little girls) at the microscope display at the Two Oceans Aquarium, strawberry sea anemones are small (about 1 centimetre in diameter), bright pink, and have white knobs on the tip… Continue reading…
The Save Our Seas Shark Centre in Kalk Bay has been a hotbed of activity in recent weeks, with a double-whammy of shark-related talks in one week. The “brains trust” of Save Our Seas about… Continue reading…
It’s been almost a year since I finished reading journalist Charles Clover’s book The End of the Line, and the DVD of the documentary based on his book has been lying in our living room… Continue reading…
Tony and I watched the Jaws DVD recently – neither of us could remember much about the movie, but the Mythbusters Jaws Special had reminded us of some of the more sensational moments and we… Continue reading…
Hello everyone This newsletter is late because we have just attended an extremely interesting talk at the Two Oceans Aquarium on biomimicry… Bio what? Google it, but it is a fascinating look at how man… Continue reading…
