Coelacanth

The discovery on December 22, 1938, of a living coelacanth, caught in a net off Chalamna, will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith and his wife Margaret. The coelacanth, a prehistoric fish, was believed to be extinct for millions…

A team of marine scientists and film-makers hope to pull off a remarkable coup over the next few days as they hunt for more “dinosaurs” in the deep underwater canyons off Sodwana Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. The unique creature they hope to find…

ON SATURDAY (November 18), Mike Bruton launched The Annotated Old Fourlegs: The Updated Story of the Coelacanth at the East London Museum. Bruton said it was apt to launch the book at the East London Museum as that is where the first…