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South Africa
Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Mar 4, 2024
The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes
South African orcas kill 17 sharks in a single day
By
DIVE Staff
Feb 28, 2023
Shark-hunting South African orca pair, Port and Starboard, killed 17 sharks in a single day, according to Marine Dynamics scientists
Featured Photographer: Elise Gibbins
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Feb 22, 2023
Elise Gibbins is a British filmmaker and photographer specialising in content-driven campaigns for wildlife and commercial projects
Longest underwater kiss world record broken
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Feb 14, 2023
The world record for longest underwater kiss has been broken by South African Champion Freediver, Beth Neale, and her Canadian partner, Miles Cloutier
Increased protections for East African dugongs
By
DIVE Staff
Jan 24, 2023
The increasingly vulnerable East African dugong population has been reassessed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered
MMF confirms world-first international reef manta migration
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 16, 2023
A new Marine Megafauna Foundation has confirmed the first international movement of reef manta rays in South Africa
Devil Ray Conservation Dive launched at Aliwal Shoal
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Dec 2, 2022
A unique 'Devil Ray Conservation Dive' is to be launched this December at Aliwal Shoal off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Featured Photographer: Kate Jonker
By
DIVE Staff
Feb 2, 2022
An underwater photographer, freelance writer, and underwater photography coach based in Gordon’s Bay, just outside Cape Town, South Africa.
10 best places to swim with dolphins
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jan 13, 2022
Dolphins are some of the best-loved animals in the oceans, here's 10 of the best places to encounter dolphins in their natural environment
Featured Photographer: Michal Štros
By
DIVE Staff
Sep 9, 2021
Michal Štros is a Czech biologist, scientist and underwater photographer who has been diving for more than 20 years.
What’s happened to False Bay’s great white sharks?
By
Max James
Jul 9, 2020
False Bay in South Africa was one of the few places cage divers could reliably encounter great white sharks - but they're disappearing...
Continued predation of great white sharks by orcas
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
Jun 27, 2017
A fourth great white shark carcass has been found washed up near Gansbaai, South Africa, indicating continued predation by orcas
Spate of great white deaths confirm predation by orcas
By
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
May 19, 2017
The discovery of three great white shark carcases in Gansbaai and Struisbaai, South Africa, suggests they were killed by orcas.