Animal Updates | Turtles | Volunteering
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Guide to Urban Sea Turtle Watching | Hugh 
Hints and anecdotes for viewing the sea turtles of the San Gabriel River.
The San Gabriel River is one of the main watersheds of the Los Angeles Basin. It is also the home of the Northern most colony of Green Sea Turtles and offers prime viewing opportunities for this threatened species.
Animal Updates | Birds | Penguins
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
The Story of Heidi and Anderson | Sara
Meet Heidi and Anderson, the first chicks born at the June Keyes Penguin Habitat. This is their story, from egg to fully feathered juveniles.
In this blog you get a chance to meet Heidi and Anderson, Floyd and Roxy’s first chicks. They hatched this past June 19th and 25th, and are the first chicks born at the June Keyes Penguin Habitat. I got the chance to help raise them both, and will give you a glimpse into what it was like to watch them grow into the “teens” that they are today!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Whales AND Dolphins AND Sea Life! | Julien
It is not ‘no whale November’ folks, even though we are not in an official whale season; we are still seeing whales and having really exciting trips on our dolphin and sea life cruises! One of the big highlights was a November blue whale! Read on to see what other interested marine life we have seen and see some great shots of them!
Animal Updates | Enrichment
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Preparing for Holiday Treats! | Dominique
What does it take to prepare holiday treats for all of the animals in the Aquarium?
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Vanity, Thy Name is Otter | Hugh
Brook the sea otter experiences a mirror for the first time.
Brook the sea otter experiences a mirror, and sees herself for the first time.
Animal Updates | Birds | Volunteering
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Meet an Aviculturist | Sara
Hi! I’m Sara, an aviculturist at the Aquarium of the Pacific. What is an aviculturist? Well, it’s a very lucky person that gets to care for the bird collection at the Aquarium of the Pacific. In this blog, you will get a glimpse into what being an aviculturist is all about. By the end of my blog, you may just become a bigger bird nerd than me!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, November 14, 2013
A Pair of Masked Booby Birds and More! | Julien
October was a great month for whale watching and we even spotted more than just whales, dolphins, and pinnipeds! We got some rare avian visitors who stayed in town for eight days straight! The masked boobies were stealing the show for many of our trips and bird enthusiasts came from miles to see these rarities. Read on to read about these birds and see some great photos!
Animal Updates | Birds | Enrichment
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Food Treats for Lorikeets! | Dominique
What I wouldn’t do for a nice cool smoothie on a warm day… I think sometimes our Lorikeets feel the same way! Giving food to animals can be a great form of enrichment. Food is an excellent motivator and presenting it in a new or unique way can elicit foraging behaviors and even encourage problem solving strategies.
Animal Updates | Birds | Volunteering
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Lorikeets Help Carve a Halloween Pumpkin | Hugh
Lorikeets turn into Piranha-keets for Halloween
The lorikeets of Lorikeet Forest decided that the Halloween pumpkin they were given wasn’t scary enough so they proceeded to carve some improvements into it using their beaks. Check out the time-lapse video of their work.
Animal Updates | Birds | Enrichment
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
A Pinata for the Birds | Dominique
Birds are smart. And they like to chew… a lot. This can make creating enrichment items for them quite challenging. Staccie, one of my fellow enrichment volunteers, created a stimulating piñata as an enrichment item for one of our toughest “clients”—Lola the Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo.
