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This website will introduce you to some of the exiting exhibits and animals that we have waiting for you at Sea World at uShaka Marine World.

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Sea World at uShaka Celebrates Marine Week 2008
October each year is a time for ocean celebration with National Marine Week. With the theme All hands on deck, Sea World at uShaka Marine World in Durban, will excite you about our magnificent oceans. Through innovative display Sea World will ensure that all guests understand that, no matter where you live, your actions affect the oceans, which affect the environment in which you live. “One third of reef building corals reported to be at risk of extinction.” Penguin population declines reflect changes in marine ecosystems.” “Interactions between marine mammals and fisheries are a ‘looming crisis’.” These are recent headlines on the SeaWeb website. So what, you might ask, why should we care about the oceans? Why should I care about the oceans? Most people do not know that their everyday actions can affect the oceans. We need people to understand our role in ocean conservation and encourage everyone to make small daily changes to help our environment. By celebrating Marine Week, we can help by increasing awareness of these issues.
 
SPINNER SHARKS
The aquarium team have been busy again.  The Reef Predator Exhibit is now home to spinner sharks.  These sleek predators feed on pelagic fish, smaller sharks and squid, often spinning their bodies when hunting.  Common off the KwaZulu-Natal coast, they are often confused with the black tip sharks, which have slightly more pronounced markings.  They give birth to up to 20 live young and can grow to 3m in length.  Look out for these young sharks on your next visit to Sea World.

 
TWO OCEANS SEALS ARRIVE AT SEA WORLD uSHAKA
Wednesday, 31 October 2007 was a big day for the four Cape Fur seals from the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town. They made the big move to their new home at Sea World at uShaka Marine World in Durban. Accompanied by their Two Oceans Aquarium trainers, the seals made the move successfully and arrived safely, without incident. They are settling into life in Durban extremely well and have surprised their trainers with their enthusiasm to respond in their new home. They are being housed in the seal exhibit pool and their feeding sessions are attracting lots of attention.
 
All of the new seals are female and are about twelve and a half years old. Their names are Dosy, Daisy, Tee and Mullet and each seal has such a unique personality.
 
Dosy is the largest seal at the moment. She is the dominant seal amongst the four, is extremely confident and usually leads the other seals. She is very brave and is always willing to explore new things.
 
Daisy, with a light caramel colour and a whisker that sticks out on the left side of her face, is a very inquisitive seal and is usually the first to come and investigate what you have brought into the pool area. She loves playing, and really enjoys enrichment activities. She is normally the first seal to figure out how the enrichment toy works.
 
Tee is very enthusiastic when it comes to training sessions, because she learns things very quickly. She takes the part of being the "watch dog" amongst the girls, because she always keeps her eyes on everything that's happening around her.
 
Mullet is a very shy seal and she can be easily recognized as she is the smallest seal with the longest whiskers. Being a shy seal, she takes a little longer than the others in learning new behaviours and therefore takes the role of being the baby in the group (even though they are all the same age).
 
Now that you have an idea of who the four new seals are, we hope that you come and meet them soon.
 
CARING FOR OUR OCEANS
One of the best ways to conserve marine life is to set aside marine protected areas (MPAs). These provide a safe place where marine plants and animals can grow and breed without disturbance. Mobile animals and the larvae of fish can move out of the protected areas and help to stock adjacent areas. South Africa has a network of large and small protected areas around the coast. These precious places help to conserve South Africa's amazing marine biodiversity.
 
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