From orphaned pup to aquatic star; The story of Miller the sea lion.
Hugh
Thursday, October 11, 2007
THE BIG GUY--MILLER THE SEA LION
Categories: Mammals | Volunteering |
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Thursday, September 27, 2007
“Wallaby-Wannabe” Paddington the Dusky Pademelon
Categories: Mammals | Conservation | Volunteering |
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A small kangaroo-like critter helps a husbandry volunteer celebrate his birthday.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
RADIO FLYER The Wild Western Gull
Categories: Birds | Mammals | Conservation | Volunteering |
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A wild Western gull chooses the Aquarium’s seal and sea lion exhibit to raise his young.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
The Seal with Abilities Beyond Her Disabilities
Categories: Mammals | Volunteering |
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A blind harbor seal regains her ability to retrieve objects tossed into the exhibit and in doing so teaches her trainer not to underestimate those with a perceived disability.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Hugh’s View of the Aquarium of the Pacific
Categories: Animal Updates | Birds | Mammals |
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Imagine swimming with a sea lion whose eyes gaze upon you with a sense of fond familiarity, being hip deep in the water holding a cranky old sea turtle, sitting with a small kangaroo-like critter on your lap in the fresh night air, cradling a delicate shorebird in your hands, having a half-dozen colorful parrot-like birds land on you just because they like your company, being the chauffeur for an animal that looks like a cross between a bear and a cat as he’s towed through the aquarium on a kiddie wagon, having some super fast squirrels climb all over you as you try to feed them, and the joy of enriching the life of an elderly, blind seal by teaching her how to find and retrieve an object tossed into the water—bringing play back into her day.
These are just a few of the wonderful experiences I’ve been fortunate to have as a husbandry volunteer with the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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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