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The otter pup, which arrived at the Aquarium in February, will be named in honor of Betty White. The naming recognizes White for her long-time support of the Aquarium and commemorates her ninetieth birthday.
Hundreds of their kindred comrades had succumbed to changes in their environment that they could not adapt in time to. Far from their normal range sick and dying Magellanic Penguins were washing ashore on Brazilian beaches better known in song than for black and white flightless aquatic birds. To do its part in trying to help these forlorn avians the Aquarium of the Pacific took in a small group of these distressed penguins to give them medical treatment and a home. Yet despite their tragic back story these “Brazilians” and their antics have gotten this particular aquarium volunteer smiling and humming “The Penguin from Ipanema” during his Saturday encounters with them.
Ruben Rios, who is paralyzed from the neck down, learned to paint with a mouth stick and has become an accomplished artist. He has been involved with the Aquarium’s Festival of Human Abilities for five years.
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TEDxMay 23, 2012Aquarium President to Speak at TEDx EventThe Art Center College of Design in Pasadena is hosting a TEDx conference in June. Aquarium President and CEO Jerry Schubel will discuss collaborations between artists and scientists. |
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Seafood for the FutureMay 17, 2012SlapFish Donates Tuna Melt Proceeds to Sustainable Seafood ProgramSlapFish’s Pounder Melt is made with wild Pacific albacore tuna from sustainable seafood distributor American Tuna. Proceeds will benefit Seafood for the Future. |
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May 16, 2012Aquarium Celebrates Penguins This SummerWith the opening of the new June Keyes Penguin Habitat, the Aquarium of the Pacific will be celebrating all things penguin with new shows, programs, and experiences. |
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AnimalsMay 16, 2012Penguin Chick Hatches at the AquariumThe chick is a little more than a week old and is being raised by its parents, Patsy and Noodles. |
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AnimalsMay 11, 2012Aquarium Rehabilitates Endangered Green Sea TurtleThe Aquarium worked with the National Marine Fisheries Service and released the turtle back into the wild on May 11. |
The chick is a little more than a week old and is being raised by its parents, Patsy and Noodles.
In a press conference held at the Aquarium, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson presented the President’s Environmental Youth Award to six students from Oak Park High School for their efforts in raising awareness about ship strikes on migrating whales in the Santa Barbara Channel.
LuAnn Dahlman, who spoke at the Aquarium on September 22, 2011, spent a season at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, working with an international group of scientists and drillers who are doing this innovative research. Dahlman is part of the Communications and Education group at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Program Office and develops climate-related educational materials.
