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Leah's avatar
Monday, December 17, 2007

Bull Shark News and Community Outreach

Saturday, 12-1, was a very busy day at the Aquarium.

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David's avatar
Friday, November 30, 2007

Do these spots make me look fat?

Categories: Fish | Sharks | Volunteering |

The reticulate whiptail ray in Shark Lagoon indulges in the best food daily. To keep her from getting fat, her portions are controlled but that does not stop her from trying to eat her roommates’ leftovers.

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Josie's avatar
Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Slower Season Still a Lot of Fun!

It may be our slower time of year here at the Aquarium of the Pacific, but we still find lots of fun stuff to do since we have so many interesting animals--including an eel that had brain surgery--to discuss with our guests, some of whom don’t speak English. Our volunteers and staff handle these language situations with aplomb, often surprising everyone with their ability to sometimes speak to these guests anyway, in their own language.

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David's avatar
Friday, November 09, 2007

Moorish Idols

Categories: Fish |

They are the streamer dancers of the underwater world. Moorish idols have long flowing dorsal fins that flutters around in the water in a captivating dance as the fish swims through the water. They are also notoriously hard to keep in aquariums. So how does the Aquarium manage to keep a whole shoal of them in Shark Lagoon?

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David's avatar
Friday, November 02, 2007

Quarantine

One of the habitats I have the great pleasure of working on is P3, one of our many quarantine enclosures. Quarantining is very important for the health and well being of our animals because if we do not do it, there is a good chance our animals may become sick.

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