Animal Updates | Sharks | Conservation | Video | Volunteering
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Hug-A-Shark | Hugh 
Tonic immobility Training
Nicky is a senior aquarist at the Aquarium of the Pacific who loves sharks. Fern is a zebra shark who ruins the stereotype of her kind by being intelligent and gentle around humans. Together they’ve teamed up to show just how wonderful our relationship with sharks can be.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Finally, Confirmation of a Mystery Whale from 2011! | Kera
Hello Aquarium blog readers! It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog, but I have to say, Julien has been doing a fabulous job of writing whale blogs in the meantime! I wanted to jump in and write a blog this week because I recently got confirmation that a mystery whale I spotted a few YEARS ago was a…of course you have to read on to find out!
Animal Updates | Turtles | Conservation | Volunteering
Thursday, July 03, 2014
Urban Sea Turtle ID | Hugh
Photo-Identifying the Green Sea Turtles in the San Gabriel River
Since 2008 I’ve been photographing the urban green sea turtles in the San Gabriel River. This colony was little known until recently. It is one of Nature’s best kept secrets in Southern California. With six years of images of surfacing sea turtles on file we’ve started going through the photos trying to identify individual turtles.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Et tu, Brude? | Julien
The Story of the Bryde’s Whales and the First Blue of the Season!
This is a whale we have never blogged about and it is an honor to do so! The name of these whales remind me that it is wedding season; Bryde’s, but don’t let the name confuse you. It is pronounced Brū-de or Brū-des whale. The reason I am mentioning them is because we just had two sightings, something super rare and I have never seen in the four years I have been here! ALSO, THE FIRST BLUE!
Animal Updates | Birds | Conservation | Volunteering
Thursday, June 05, 2014
Extinct in the Wild | Hugh
The Guam Micronesian Kingfisher
It sometimes gives me the chills when I see these beautiful birds during my Aquarium volunteer shift. The Guam Micronesian Kingfisher is extinct in the wild. When I look at them I feel like I’m seeing living ghosts.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Friday, May 30, 2014
May of Grays | Julien
We have officially said goodbye to the grays as we transition into blue whale season, though we are still seeing a few cow/calf pairs heading north. Read on to see the final numbers and read about our humpback whale surprise!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, May 15, 2014
April Recap & the Return of the Killer Whales! | Julien
Gray whale season is winding down but we had a pretty exciting April with around 36 cow/calf pairs of grays heading back up north so the females can eat again and wean their calves. Read on to see news on humpbacks, killer whales, dolphins, and a rare bird!
Animal Updates | Birds | Conservation | Volunteering
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Skim Hunting Osprey | Hugh
An Osprey's out of the ordinary fish hunting technique.
One of the benefits of being out in the field recording data on the Green Sea Turtles of the San Gabriel River for NOAA and the Aquarium of the Pacific is that Nature is always putting on a show. This past weekend we were fortunate to witness a rare hunting technique sometimes utilized by Ospreys. Skim Hunting.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Friday, April 11, 2014
Parenting and Predation | Julien
We have had some exciting trips out on the water with the small spring storms and more of the northbound gray whale migration! We have still been seeing many juveniles heading north, which makes sense since many of the whales without calves are the first to pass our coast.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, March 20, 2014
False Killer Whales! | Julien
“A what killer whale?” This might be the first question you have after reading the title of this blog. Answer: super cool, super rare toothed whales. Read on to see some more information and pictures!
