Interview
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
The Aquarium Has a Fan at JPL | Claire 
An Interview with Ben Miller
Aquarium member Ben Miller is the mission control team chief at JPL for the Mars Exploration Rover also known as Opportunity, which landed on Mars in January 2004. He lives on Mars time, teaches math at Cal Poly Pomona part time, and has been an Aquarium member for three years.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
Monday, November 05, 2012
Where Have the Whales Been? | Kera
And the blogs too?
If you’ve been following the whale watching this summer and fall in Long Beach, you might have heard that the whales weren’t here like in previous years. Although it’s been a slower blue whale year, the dolphins sure have been keeping us entertained. Read on to find out what’s been going on.
Animal Updates | Birds | Mammals | Turtles | Conservation | Volunteering
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Strolling Down the River with a Sea Turtle | Hugh
Hugh's Field Notes from the San Gabriel River
Strolling down the river with a sea turtle. A falcon hunts egrets and grebes. Sea lions creatively foraging in the river. A look at some of my field notes from a summer of Green Sea Turtle research at the San Gabriel River.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Come See Betty the Sea Otter | Hugh
The Princess Otter
Fall’s cool weather has finally arrived in Long Beach and a cool otter has finally arrived. Betty, the baby otter named after Betty White, has been introduced to the older female otters in the main exhibit. She can now be seen daily by Aquarium guests playing with the other otters and scurrying around the exhibit.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Otter Life Lessons | Hugh
Observations from Otter Space
Sea Otters are super cool animals. Since starting my Adventures in Otter Space with the experience of raising Furball, aka Gidget, the orphaned pup years ago I’ve learned a lot about sea otters. I’ve also learned a lot from them. Here are some Otter Life Lessons to ponder.
Animal Updates | Penguins | Volunteering
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Newsom | Hugh
The Personable Penguin
When he first came to the Aquarium, Newsom was a shy young penguin who had yet to develop the head stripe that characterizes his species. Today after going through his first molt Newsom now has a stripe and a curiosity for people that adores himself to participants in Penguin Encounters and to VIPs and media folks on his field trips.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Whale Watching
It’s Phenomenal Blue Whale Watching!! | Julien
This last month our blues have given us wonderful whale watching experiences! At this current time, they are not being seen as frequently off our coast in Long Beach, but they are still here in Southern California feeding.
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.
