6 Fascinating Sea Animals
Marine animals are probably the most interesting but the least known. So we made a list of some of our favourite sea creatures with interesting facts about them. All of these can [...]
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Octopus Roundup: Top Five Favorites
by Hélène ReynaudSCUBA DIVER LIFE Octopus are one of the ocean’s most intelligent animals, and while it’s hard to pick favorites, here are the five species we most want to see on a [...]
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Being a surfer and sharing the water with sharks
Shark illustration by Caitlin Judge So, I’m sure most of us have seen ‘that shark video’ by now which has gone viral. Drone footage showing an encounter with a respectably sized white shark [...]
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Meet the Indian Ocean’s first pygmy seahorse
which was discovered in KZN Jay Caboz , Business Insider SA The tiny and beautiful Sodwana pygmy seahorse is one of its kind to be found in Africa and for that matter the Indian [...]
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Mafia Island Tranquility
Going to Mafia Island was a spur-of-the-moment decision and one of the best we’ve made. We were going to Malawi but decided to go to Tanzania as an add-on to our Malawi [...]
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Weird & Wonderful Sea Slugs
Imagine a creature that looks like it was designed by a committee of artists on psychedelics: a sea slug that comes in every color of the rainbow, wearing its lungs on the [...]
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Underwater Photography is For Anyone
Can anyone do it? Underwater photography is growing in popularity, and as time goes by, more and more options are available to people from novice to professional photographers. Yes, anyone can do it. Pretty [...]
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Discover False Bay: 5 Reasons Why This South African Paradise Should Be Your Next Dive Destination
Where else can you dive with seven-gill sharks in a prehistoric kelp forest, explore old navy shipwrecks, and possibly spot breaching great whites – all in the same bay? False Bay, nestled [...]
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Tofo, Mozambique
Anticipation, excitement and amazing encounters! This trip definitely exceeded all my expectations, even though I try never to have pre-conceived ideas and checklists of what I want to see, you still have hopes [...]
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Not Ready to Take the Plunge?
Are you interested in scuba diving but not sure if you will like it? Or, do you have reservations because of the whole breathing underwater thing? Would you like to see what [...]
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5 Benefits of Scuba Diving
1. A Remedy to Keep Your Sanity I find that not many people realize how important it is to have something that pulls you away from your everyday life, a place where you [...]
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Common Misconceptions about SCUBA Diving
Are you scared to go scuba diving? Does the mere mention of submerging underwater give you heart palpitations? Or is scuba diving on your bucket list but it simply seems unattainable? If [...]
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Why Sodwana Bay should be your next dive destination
'Sodwana' means 'Little Paradise On Its Own' in Zulu' First, I would like to point out that I might be a little biased in my following opinion: Sodwana Bay is one of the [...]
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I spent the past seven years counting white sharks – the findings are troubling
Great white sharks are magnificent animals and it is truly an honour to work with them. They are top predators and probably the most studied shark in South African waters to date. But [...]
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Low levels of genetic diversity are putting great white sharks at risk
Despite international protection, great white sharks face several threats. These include reduction of their food supply, pollution, baited hooks and lethal gill nets used as beach protection measures. The cryptic nature of white [...]
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