Magic moment of the week: Rock Agamas

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One of the countless amount of species we get to encounter on our Robberg peninsula hikes. These Rock Agamas are nicknamed the spiderman lizard as during the breeding season the males show stunning markings with the head, neck and part of the tail turning a vivid orange or red and the body turns a deep […]

Something to think about… (taken from “The World is Blue” by S Earle)

Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you drink, every bite you consume. Everyone, everywhere is inextricably connected to and utterly dependent upon the existence of the sea. But yet,.. Hundreds of millions of tons of […]

Magic moment of the week: What amazing luck

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What amazing luck we had when on a hike to Salt river we ran across a puff adder shy shark dead on the beach.  We took the opportunity to conduct a dissection on the animal to learn more about the shark’s internal anatomy and possibly determine why she died.  We later returned her to the water for nature to […]