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The Secret Language of Whales and Dolphins

In this video we explore the world of whale and dolphin communication. They use sound in extraordinary ways — from the powerful clicks of sperm...
Reportage: Daniel Hager, Lena Scherman
Narrator: Simon Stanford
5:27

Can the African Penguin be Saved from Extinction?

The African penguin is being starved to extinction. Commercial fishing has reduced fish stocks around the only remaining African Penguin colonies to such an extent...
Camera/Reportage: Simon Stanford
Field Producer: Jo Munnik
Editor: Helena Fredriksson
Ass. Editor: Ronja Arnold-Larsen

Rabid Seals Strike Fear in South Africa

An outbreak of rabies among seals in South Africa has prompted the South African public health authority NICD to issue a warning....
Text: Malin Carlsson/TT
Foto: Nardus Engelbrecht/AP/TT
3:08

Rabies Among Cape Fur Seals off Cape Town

17 Cape Fur Seal off Cape Town, South Africa have been confirmed with rabies. It is the first ever documented rabies outbreak in a marine...
Reportage/Photo: Jason Boswell
6:11

Turtle Rehab

Every year we're seeing more and more turtle stranding partially because of an increase in awareness but also because there are more extreme weather events,...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
Photo/editing: Jason Boswell
Foto: Two Oceans Aquarium: mass stranding, Devin Trull / Two Oceans Aquarium
2:47

Mantas Have Big Brains – But are They Intelligent?

Marine Biologist, Dr Tessa Hempson and film-maker, Grant Brokensha, were part of a recent Manta Ray tagging expedition off the South African coast. Mantas have...
Filmed and directed by: Grant Brokensha
Editing: Ruuan Botha
1:09

Underwater Lifeguard!

Maybe an odd job even for the accomplished South African free diver Nick Filmalter, but he became an essential part of ensuring the safety of...
Editor: Ida Candert
Videographer: Johan Candert
Underwater photography: Johan Candert, Göran Ehlmé, Jason Boswell
4:54

Where are the white sharks?

The disappearance of Great White Sharks from False Bay, South Africa, attributed to various factors including predation by orcas, human activities such as longlining fishing...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
4:11

Local Environmental Custodianship

Kwanele Mbatha makes a living by subsistence fishing and guiding tourists along South Africa’s Wild Coast but this fragile ecosystem faces the threat of overfishing,...
Reportage: Simon Stanford
Photo: Simon Stanford
Editing: Niklas Berglund
05:39

Sardine Fever

It’s one of the planet’s largest biomass aggregations…an annual migration of sardines up the coast of South Africa. Millions, if not billions, of small fish...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
Photos: Legends of the Tide: The Seine-netters & The Roots of the Durban Fishing Industry by Neelan Govender and Viroshen Chetty
03:48

To Be A Naturalist

Across the world scientists and biologists are studying a huge variety of dedicated and intricate subjects: jellyfish proteins; fish intelligence and whether octopus dream. On...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
Photography: Jason Boswell
UW-Photography: Jason Boswell, Grant Brokensha
04:32

My First Dive with Whales

I was really happy with my task, staying on the surface. I truly wanted to snorkel with dolphins, but the sharks made me hesitate. Finally,...
Reportage: Ida Candert
Photography: Ida Candert, Joel Candert, Johan Candert, Nick Filmalter
Edit by: Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

I think I’m in love with a whale

In the midst of the chaos of sardines, dolphins, birds and sharks there appeared a lonesome Humpback whale. She seemed not to be concerned with...
Text: Nick Filmalter
Photo: Nick Filmalter, Kimmo Hagman

A Dive into a Vibrant Ecosystem

The play unfolds right in front of my camera - my breathing rate is high. Nick and Kimmo are with me. We spread out so...
Text: Johan Candert
Photography: Johan Candert, Kimmo Hagman, Nick Filmalter
05:21

Shark Bytes: Empowering Conservation through Artificial Intelligence

South Africa has an incredibly rich diversity of sharks, representing nearly a quarter of all known species, some found nowhere else on the planet....
Reportage: Jason Boswell
BRUV-Footage: Cape RADD
03:40

The Fish Car Wash

iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa is home to one of the world's most pristine reef systems, home to hundreds of different species from rare...
Reportage: Jason Boswell
UW-photography: Jason Boswell, Grant Brokensha
00:59

The Sardine Run

The Migration of mega shoals of sardine up the east coast of South Africa has been called the greatest shoal on earth. The wild coast...
Text: Simon Stanford
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