Aquarium of the Pacific | Aquarium Blogs | Hugh
There are only a few days out of the year where the Aquarium of the Pacific is closed to the public. One of them is Christmas day. However, like working on a farm, people who care for animals can’t all take the whole day off because the fishes, mammals and birds still need to be fed and tended to, so on Christmas day there will be a small cadre of husbandry staff spending the holiday with the critters.
The internationally renowned Charlie the otter, Brook the light-saber wielding otter, and Summer the whiny otter— our famous otters.
Four years ago this week, the Aquarium of the Pacific had a little known part in the attempted rescue of a fin whale calf that stranded on a beach in Orange County back in the fall of 2003. This is the story of that rescue attempt as seen from my perspective in the surf with the whale.
The aquatic equivalent of a Golden Retriever, Parker the California sea lion always tries so hard to please--leaving Aquarium staff and guests many enjoyable “Parker Moments” to remember.
An American Avocet is introduced to the Shorebird Sanctuary Exhibit and a injured wild Snowy Egret undergoes rehabilitation at the Aquarium.
A husbandry volunteer since before the Aquarium opened (a Charter Volunteer), Hugh is a jack-of-all-trades who loves to spend his time with animals and shares his adventures via his photographs and tales.
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