Six Cownose rays have been given the green light and will be introduced into the Rocky Reef Exhibit at uShaka Sea World during the third week of April 2013

On Saturday 9th March 2013 one of the uShaka Sea World Education Centre staff stopped midsentence whilst in conversation with guests in the Aquarium as she noticed one of the female Ragged Tooth Sharks (Carcharias taurus) emitting a milky coloured substance into the Large Shark Exhibit.

For the third consecutive year, a group of marine enthusiasts will waddle for a week from Gaansbaai to Boulders Beach – a total distance of 130 Kms.

Easter is all about mouth-watering chocolate delights wrapped up in colourful wrappers. Everyone loves Easter and all the joy and happiness associated with this special time of year.

At 8:30pm on Saturday, 23 March 2013 we’re uniting with millions of people around the globe while switching off our lights for Earth Hour.

Staff at the Dangerous Creatures Exhibit in the uShaka Village have extended an invitation to guests on Valentine’s day to come and meet their frogs of love – the Giant Bullfrogs.

Natassia Bacco, who qualified at Pentificial Catholic University in Brazil and final year Tennessee University Veterinary student, Kim Lucy, are spending the month of February 2013 at uShaka Sea World.

A blog by Herpetologist Lesley Labuschagne.

On Saturday morning (26th January 2013) visitors to uShaka Sea World watched one of the resident Thorntail rays in the Open Ocean Exhibit give birth to four precious little pups.

Early on Friday morning 18th January 2013 staff from uShaka Sea World, a cameraman from Yo Tv and a journalist and photographer from the Mercury headed 6 nautical miles out to sea off Durban’s Beachfront in a rubber duck with 10 young Loggerhead turtles on board.

On Wednesday 28th November 2012, Malini Pather, an aquarist at Durban's uShaka Sea World, introduced convicted turtle poacher, Makotikoti Zikhali, to an endangered baby loggerhead turtle named Columbus.

On Monday 8th October uShaka Marine World is hosting the National Launch of Marine Week. The week 8th – 12th October is dedicated to promoting awareness for the need to protect and conserve the marine environment.

Come meet our new little animal ambassador Butternut the Bearded Dragon. She is a year and a half old and we adopted her from the Lazy Lizard reptile rescue centre. She is already making appearances in uShaka Kids World for animal meet and greet sessions.

Each year uShaka Sea World receives young turtles that have been being found washed up on the beach or stranded in rock pools.

It was clear from the moment the sun started to labouriously make its way through the grey mass of clouds on Saturday morning that our chances of attracting hundreds of volunteers for the 21st International Beach Clean-up were very slim.

On Saturday 8th September uShaka Marine World hosted a number of the 2012 eThekwini Living Legends Awardees..

Just after 17:00 on the 30th August 2012 14 little Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta ) landed safely at King Shaka Airport. They were flown by British Airways from Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town to Durban.

Dr Gerhard Steenkamp, a veterinary dental specialist, visited the uShaka Sea World dolphins and seals on Friday 17th August 2012.

Grade 9 learners from 17 schools in the EThekwini Metro are being hosted this week by the uShaka NPC Sea World Education Centre.

uShaka Sea World is proud to announce the celebration of Gambit’s 41st year.

Sometimes you might see the scientists getting ready to go on a field trip with cylinders, boxes, jars, and boats and other times they go on a field trip with nothing but a laptop and a camera.

On Tuesday 19th June 2012  uShaka Sea World’s oldest Penguin, Dee is celebrating her 32nd Birthday.

St Giles, which is situated on the border of uShaka Marine World, has been offering service and support to the handicapped of Durban since 1952.

Earlier this month uShaka Sea World was once again awarded accreditation status by the African Association of Zoos and Aquariums (PAAZAB).

uShaka Sea World is celebrating International Turtle Day on the 23rd May and invite you to join them.  Turtles have been around for over 200 million years and are symbols of our natural heritage sitting firmly in the middle of the food web.

It’s really easy for the lucky people living on the East Coast of Southern Africa to celebrate Biological Diversity – especially those lucky enough to be living along the KwaZulu Natal coastline

Penguins Ocean and Miracle who were both born at uShaka Marine World are now the proud parents of two tiny chicks.   Little Kola hatched on Monday 14th May after a lot of hard work and then just over 24 hours later little Kelp arrived.

On Sunday 6th May 2012 uShaka Sea World staff were unaware of the wonderful surprise that was awaiting them when they arrived at work.   One of the Thorntail rays in the Open Ocean Exhibit had given birth to two healthy pups just after 5am.

We don't want your money honey, we want your love! “Penguin Promises” encourages people to make a promise to the penguins – something you can change about your environmental behaviour that will positively impact the endangered African Penguin.

On Saturday 31st March the world is celebrating Earth Hour between 8:30 and 9:30 pm. South Africans will again join over a 135 other countries by switching off their lights for this hour. It has become a great excuse to get together with family and friends.

The amazing animals at uShaka Sea World inspire us to love and care of our environment – but simply caring for animals is not enough – we need to know how to take action to slow the climate crisis

This morning three Thorntail rays were introduced to the Open Ocean exhibit after spending just over three weeks in Quarantine.

When the Dangerous Creatures staff arrived at work on the 15th February there were 3 little surprises waiting for them and 2 more to come.

In July 2011 staff members from KZN Wildlife brought an adult Green Turtle to the Rehabilitation facility at uShaka Sea World after he had been found stranded in a severely compromised condition on the beach just north of Sodwana Bay.

The Sea World team has been busy – with a whole range of exciting new exhibits and shows launched in time for season.

Working together with wildlife documentary company Earth Touch, who are hoping to capture the birth of Ragged tooth shark pups on film we will claim another World First.

On Friday, 12th August 2011, nine very enthusiastic pre- school children from the KZN Society for the Blind and their fellow care-givers visited uShaka Marine World on a sponsored educational excursion. The children had spent the entire term learning about animals and their educators felt that it is time for them to visit Sea World for an up close and personal experience with some of the creatures found at Sea World.

Meet and shake hands with uShaka Marine World's Sleepy, Dopey, Happy, Grumpy and Sneezy – threatened blue blooded horseshoe crabs who recently arrived in Durban from Indonesia to make uShaka Sea World their new home.

If you make your way to the Treasure Chest in the Aquarium you will meet and perhaps touch an ultimate survivor – ask one of the staff members on duty for them by name and then see if you are brave enough to connect with a living fossil.

It's not only chocolate that comes out of eggs around Easter Time – look what popped out of the eggs at uShaka Sea World.

On the morning of 23rd February 2011, the Sea World Aquarium staff introduced a Bowmouth Guitarfish into the Open Ocean exhibit.

On Tuesday 7th June a young penguin found itself in trouble and came out of the ocean to rest on a beach just north of Stanger. Sea World was contacted by residents of a local caravan park and drove up to fetch the young penguin.

Between the 1st and 9th of July 2011 two stranded penguins found their way to the uShaka Sea World's Rehabilitation Centre.

A young Hawksbill turtle was brought into Sea World on the 19th October last year after being found by KZN Wildlife staff member, Mary Peters on the beach at Kosi bay.

A Green turtle who became known as Kaluah was found about 2km's offshore from Umgeni on the 4th November 2010. Not only was she trapped in netting she had a very deep large wound on her plastron (shell) as well as on her left back flipper..

We don't want your money honey, we want your love! Penguin promises is "Waddling for a Week" to raise awareness for the plight of the African Penguin. They hope to inspire social change in human behaviour which will ultimately assist in the recovery of African Penguin numbers.

It was a special morning for both Mea Trenor (Sea World) and young Raphael II, a small Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) who became a celebrity when he was brought into Sea World weighing less than 40 grams just over a year ago.

On the 2nd of March 2011 a tiny hatchling was handed over to Sea World animal care staff by members of Calypso Diving.

Saturday 19th February 2011 was a big day for both little Khethiwe and Shannon Matcher. For Shannon, meeting a dolphin was something she had hoped for and dreamt about. For little Khethiwe it was a big moment as she had never interacted with a member of public before.

Each year in February we celebrate our wetlands.

A while ago we told you all about our little jet setter, Wasabi, a young Green turtle who was rescued from Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, and made quite an entrance, by plane no less!

At dawn on Friday morning (31st December) a newborn bottlenose dolphin was saved and returned to the wild after a holidaymaker in Herolds Bay found it trapped between the rocks metres offshore.

On Thursday morning (28th October) a team of aquarists from uShaka Sea World and Two Oceans Aquarium headed 10 nautical miles out to sea off Durban into the Agulhas Currant with 19 young turtles on board.

Our little furry friends are in trouble, as their numbers are declining rapidly! In 2000 there were roughly 200 000 African Penguins, and by 2010 their numbers had decreased by 90%, leaving only 21 000 breeding pairs in the wild.

uShaka Staff participated in the 25th International Beach Clean Up on Saturday 18th September. Here are some results...

News from the Penguin Rookery...

Two weeks ago, two baby chicks hatched to parents Daiquiri and Ariel (Male and Female) who, although being good parents, were clearly only capable of raising one chick...

In 1996 a young 300g Green turtle found herself stranded on the beach in Muizenburg in the Cape – a very long way from home.

Reach For A Dream fulfils the dreams of children between the ages of 3 and 18 who have been diagnosed as having a life-threatening illness by a medical practitioner.

A crucial element of uShaka Marine World is the rescuing and rehabilitation of our oceans animals at Sea World.

uShaka Marine World bring children to the sea life and the sea life to the children. With the help of sponsorship from NPC CIMPOR, uShaka Marine World help disadvantaged schools learn about our oceans animals.