depth of our dive here does not exceed 12 m. Due to the small depth and the huge amount of air bubbles in the water, visibility is not the best. Despite the difficult conditions, we are having a great time with these African predators! They are very delicate and mobile! It is long since I have seen such cute creatures underwater! In addition, the bottom is strewn with all sorts of sponges, anemones, corals, seaweed, sea urchins and starfish with beautiful colours! Underwater, enchanted kelp forests are places where plants grow to the height of trees. Already when sailing on a zodiac to the dive site, we can see from afar wavy
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Before we dive into the cold waters of Cape Town
carpets of plants on the surface of the water. We
for the first time, we admire... sea lions lying on
drop to a depth of about 18 m and we see a forest.
the rocks! The most interesting are those carried
Magic, enchanted forest. The kelp forest is a type
by the waves, with fins raised above the water
of marine habitat formed by seaweed (green algae,
surface. They do this because the fins concentrate
brown algae, red algae) found in California, off the
most of the blood vessels that bring heated blood
coast of Scotland, Sweden, the Sargasso Sea or just
to the rest of the body. Due to the fact that the air
off the coast of Cape Town in South Africa. These
temperature is higher than the water temperature,
forests are home to lobsters, crayfish, crabs, as well
the sea lions stay warm in this way. The average
as gully sharks, shy sharks, pajama sharks or sev-