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South African underwater Stock Footage

Steven Benjamin has been filming in South african waters for many years and has captured some unique once off events such as seals feasting on pockets of Sardines in a Kelp forest or Humpback whales feeding on krill. Some sights like a swarm of Hagfish devouring a fish carcass are over looked but incredibly interesting. The footage below… Read More
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Otterly Amazing! Surprised by a Cape clawless otter

Seal Snorkeling, Cape Town, South Africa, Hout Bay
With the lockdown regulations in South Africa being eased somewhat, many have taken to getting back into the ocean to surf, freedive and swim... Owner of Animal Ocean Steve Benjamin encountered this old Cape clawless otter on one such occasion after a day at sea - and then found him again the next day! Sharing a moment in an otters den for the… Read More
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BUFFEL returns for Summer

Seal Snorkeling, Cape Town, South Africa, Hout Bay
Buffel the Elephant Seal has returned to Duiker Island, Hout Bay. Our famous Cape Townian Southern Elephant seal, Buffel, has returned to Duiker Island. It's great to have him back in the area and we are seeing him daily on our snorkeling trips. He first arrived on Duiker Island on the 14 September this year and settled into his familiar patterns.… Read More
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Two Oceans Aquarium uses Steve Benjamin’s image as entrance.

Seal Snorkeling, Cape Town, South Africa, Hout Bay
The Two Oceans Aquarium has re-done their entrance arch with one of my slip-level images and it’s massive! The idea for this project was too take visitors underwater, without them getting wet. Structurally this arched image, will bring visitors from the V&A Waterfront as the leave the surface and bring them underwater. Image installation at… Read More
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Hout Bay harbour get a scrub for International Beach Clean-up Day

Raoul Coscia Hout Bay Harbor Animal Ocean beach clean-up
Beach Clean-up 2018 Animal Ocean teamed up with an army passionate ocean groups from around Cape Town for a beach clean-up on International Beach Clean-up day, to help get as much trash off our beaches and out of the ocean as possible. We set up a gazebo and rallied our friends, family and guests to come down and join the community to do a little… Read More
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Animal Ocean YouTube channel

Seal Snorkeling, Cape Town, South Africa, Hout Bay
Animal Ocean YouTube We've put a lot of effort this year into creating the Animal Ocean YouTube account and posted some interesting videos about things we are passionate - from Seal snorkeling, Octopii, Birds of Prey, Sharks and Cape Town exploration. The camera team were Steve Benjamin and Dani Davenport. Dani edited them all with masterful… Read More
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