Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, August 30, 2012
HELLO BIXBY! | Hugh 
A Little Seal in a Big Exhibit
It was nervous time for this marine mammal volunteer as I came in for my Saturday shift. Bixby, the daughter of harbor seals Shelby and Troy, was reintroduced to the seal and sea lion exhibit just a few days earlier.
Whale Watching
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Giant Splashes | Julien
Acrobatic breaching, tail lobbing, and lunge feeding behaviors from the whales we’ve seen on recent boat trips have been making quite a splash!
Animal Updates | Birds | Penguins | Volunteering
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Why Penguins Can’t Fly | Hugh
And why they may choose not to fly according to Avery the Penguin.
According to physics there are clear scientific reasons why penguins CAN’T fly. But according to Avery the Penguin there are several practical reason why penguins WON’T fly.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Penguins | Volunteering
Thursday, August 09, 2012
Images of Summer at the Aquarium | Hugh
The Critters of Summer
As we enter the Dog Days Of Summer I’d like to share a few images of some of the critters at the Aquarium of the Pacific. From a pair of Sea Otters enjoying snowballs made of ice to a young Harbor Seal floating weightless just under the surface of the water there are many images that say its summertime for these Critters of Summer.
