Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Monday, March 24, 2008
Harpo & Milo Have Arrived in the Seal & Sea Lion Habitat! | Staci 
It’s been about a month since my last update on Harpo and Milo, our two youngest California sea lions. It’s my pleasure to report that this past Thursday, March 20, these two frisky pinnipeds joined the rest of our flippered family in the 211,000 gallon Seal and Sea Lion Habitat and now you can come and welcome them, too!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Conservation | Volunteering
Monday, February 25, 2008
Behind-the-Scenes Sea Lion Update & Sustainable Seafood Day | Staci
Milo and Harpo are still working hard with their trainers on new behaviors and living it up in their home behind-the-scenes.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Welcome Odin, our newest California sea lion! | Staci
I’m pleased to report that we have another new addition to our pinniped family at the Aquarium! A rescued two-year-old male California sea lion joined current residents Miller, Parker, Shelby, Ellie, and newcomer Troy this past Thursday in the Seal and Sea Lion Habitat. I encourage everyone to come on out and see Odin living it up in his new home. Isn’t it nice when a rescue story has a happy ending?
Animal Updates | Sharks
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Bonnethead Sharks | Leah
A New Addition to the Shark Lagoon Family!
We have a new addition to the Shark Lagoon family, a bonnethead shark. These sharks have a head shape similar to a hammerhead. It is so cute! Our newest addition is about 46 centimeters (18 inches) long on its way to a length of about 0.7-1 m (2.3-3.3 ft.). It is adjusting well to its new home and eating well on a diet of restaurant quality seafood.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Friday, August 31, 2007
Meet the Newest Addition to Our Seal & Sea Lion Habitat! | Staci
He’s handsome, he’s covered in fur, and he’s the newest resident of our Seal and Sea Lion Habitat! Meet Troy, our three-year-old male harbor seal. This past Thursday was Troy’s big day, as he was released into the 211,000 gallon Seal and Sea Lion Habitat to meet current residents Shelby, Ellie, Miller, and Parker. Since Troy’s arrival, many guests have asked me where our marine mammals come from so I’d like to take the opportunity to address that question here in my blog.
Animal Updates | Sharks | Volunteering
Monday, August 27, 2007
Washing, Raking, and Cleaning | Leah
The Glamour of Shark Lagoon
Getting to feed the sharks is a great opportunity, but it also includes a lot of hard work!
Animal Updates | Fish | Volunteering
Friday, August 24, 2007
I Am A Dreamer… | David
... A Fish Dreamer!
I dream about fish all day which is a good thing, since I am an aquarist volunteer.
Animal Updates | Fish | Education
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Josie’s Day, Captaining Her Team | Josie
Being a volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific is like owning about 12,500 of some of the world’s most glorious and exotic pets!
Even though working as an Exhibit Interpreter and Day Captain for the Education Department can be exhausting, it is a most enjoyable way to tire out; the hours fly by because the pace often is quite hectic.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Friday, August 17, 2007
A Day in the Life of Staci, a Mammalogy Volunteer | Staci
My name is Staci, and I’ve been a mammalogy volunteer since September of 2006. Marine mammals have always been my favorite animals, so you can imagine what a thrill it is for me to be able to work with them on a weekly basis! It’s a lot more work than you may think, but it’s definitely worth it. In my blog I will be talking about my experiences in mammalogy, as well as relevant conservation issues involving our amazing marine friends.
Animal Updates | Birds | Mammals
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Hugh’s View of the Aquarium of the Pacific | Hugh
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.
