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Thursday, July 25, 2019

The Many Faces of Ollie the Sea Otter | Hugh

Hugh's Aquarium Views Video Number 83

Training Ollie the sea otter to take selfies to capture her facial expressions.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

Aquarium Staff as Penguin Enrichment | Hugh

Hugh's Aquarium Views Number 80

So what do you do when the penguins were looking forward to a fun encounter with guests and there is a last minute cancellation? Well, you substitute the Aquarium of the Pacific staff to give the penguins the people enrichment they were looking forward to.

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Thursday, March 21, 2019

Otter Dreams and Other Things | Hugh

Hugh's Aquarium Views Video Number 74

Nearly everyone has a “Happy Place” that they can dream about. My happy place dreams tend to have a lot of otters and other critters in it. In this week’s Hugh’s Aquarium Views video, I try to visually interpret and share some those happy place dreams.

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Animal Updates | Mammals | Enrichment | Video | Volunteering

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Troy’s Rubber Ducky Retrieval | Hugh

Hugh's Aquarium Views Video Number 72

Retrievals act as both a physical exercise behavior that helps keep our critters fit, and is also a fun activity that is mentally stimulating for the animal. It’s also fun for the staff!

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Animal Updates | Sharks | Enrichment | Video | Volunteering

Thursday, February 07, 2019

Shark Enrichment | Hugh

Hugh's Aquarium Views Video Number 71

We keep our sea lions, seals, and sea otters mentally stimulated by occasionally introducing various enrichments for them to experience. Did you know that we do the same for our sharks?