Animal Updates | Fish | Invertebrates
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
A Garden Under the Sea | In Focus 
When you visit the Aquarium, one of the first exhibits to catch your eye is Tropical Pacific Preview. This exhibit transports you to a shallow reef where brightly colored corals pop against a plain backdrop, while a royal blue tang fish weaves in and out of the water.
Animal Updates | Invertebrates | Video | Volunteering
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Basket Stars | Hugh
Hugh's Aquarium Views Video number 12
It looks a campy alien monster out of a 1960s Irwin Allen sci-fi TV show. It’s tentacle-like arms curling in and out to ambush unsuspecting prey. The eerily pulsating membrane of its body announces that its poor victims are being devoured. Yet it’s not science fiction. It’s a creature called a basket star and you can see it in person at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Animal Updates | Birds | Invertebrates | Volunteering
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Octopus Bowl | Hugh
An octopus investigates a football. The latest Hugh's Aquarium Views video
A video of an octopus playing with a football. It’s seemed only appropriate though coincidental that the Aquarium of the Pacific’s giant Pacific octopus checked out a football the same week that the Rams Football Team announces its return to Los Angeles.
Animal Updates | Invertebrates | Volunteering
Thursday, November 05, 2015
The Octopus and the Zombie Sea Stars | Hugh
Sunflower Stars attempt to steal treats from a Giant Pacific Octopus.
What happens when you give an octopus a Halloween pumpkin filled with tasty treats? Well its lair gets visited by sea star Trick-or-Treaters.
Animal Updates | Invertebrates | Video | Volunteering
Thursday, July 16, 2015
The Flamboyant Cuttlefish | Hugh
There are just a few animals at the Aquarium of the Pacific that can cause me to have an affectionate emotional response when I look deep into their eyes; sea otters, sea lions, penguins and flamboyant cuttlefish.
Animal Updates | Fish | Invertebrates | Volunteering
Thursday, June 04, 2015
Sand Dollar Feeding Frenzy | Hugh
A Parallel Universe right under our noses.
It’s a scene of mass carnage at the Aquarium. Hundreds of animals being stalked, pursued and devoured by relentless predators. And it’s all happening nearly invisible to the naked eye. The feeding frenzy of the Sand Dollar.
Animal Updates | Invertebrates | Arts | Enrichment | Volunteering
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
The “Finger”-Painting Octopus | Dominique
Part 2
Part 2 of my adventures in building an enrichment object that would allow our giant Pacific octopus, Gunda, to paint.
Animal Updates | Invertebrates | Arts | Enrichment
Tuesday, October 08, 2013
The “Finger”-Painting Octopus | Dominique
Part 1
Many of you have seen the seals and sea lions painting as an enrichment activity. Some zoos and aquariums even have elephants, giraffes and rhinos paint. If these smart mammals can do it, why can’t our octopus, the smartest invertebrate at the Aquarium? We decided to give our giant Pacific octopus, Gunda, the chance to try.
Fish | Invertebrates
Monday, March 21, 2011
On the Road with the Husbandry Team | Claire
This past fall members of the Aquarium’s husbandry department traveled to Alaska to gather knowledge and animal specimens for the Aquarium’s new exhibit set to open in May 2011, Arctic & Antarctic: Our Polar Regions in Peril.
Education | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Invertebrates | Mammals | Reptiles | Turtles
Monday, June 29, 2009
“Where Can I Get One of Those?” | Staci
Working with the Program Animals gives me the opportunity to introduce our guests to a variety of really cool animals including birds, reptiles, and terrestrial mammals. Some of these types of animals - like Lola the sulfur crested cockatoo, Matches the bearded dragon, and Iggy the green iguana - are commonly kept as pets. I get approached by guests all the time asking where they could acquire such a pet, or telling me about the pets they already have. While I’m very happy there are folks out there interested in caring for animals, there are many things to take into consideration before you take on the responsibility of keeping any animal as a pet. Knowing a lot about the animal you intend to bring home is essential, as is taking care of the unique needs of your pet!
