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AnimalsFebruary 6, 2012New Webcams: Visit the Aquarium from Your ComputerThe Aquarium of the Pacific has launched three new webcams, allowing visitors to the Aquarium’s website to get a fish-eye view inside Blue Cavern, Tropical Reef, and the Tropical Gallery’s Sex Change exhibit. |
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AnimalsJanuary 4, 2012American Kestrel Part of Aquarium’s Raptor CollectionThe Aquarium of the Pacific is home to a small group of raptors, or birds of prey, including the American Kestrel. It is the smallest, most common, and most colorful of the North American falcons. |
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AnimalsDecember 22, 2011Abalone Program Aids in Conservation EffortsProgram features first-of-its-kind propagation system and helps educate Aquarium visitors about abalone and their habitats. |
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AnimalsDecember 8, 2011California Spiny Lobsters Finish Annual MoltingAdult lobsters molt once a year, usually in the fall months. This year the Aquarium’s lobsters began exhibiting signs of molting in late September and had completed the process by mid-November. |
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AnimalsDecember 1, 2011New Upside-Down Sea Jellies on ViewThese unusual sea jellies spend most of their lives attached to the sea floor with their tentacles pointed up toward the ocean’s surface. |
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AnimalsOctober 24, 2011Arctic Foxes at the AquariumThe Aquarium has welcomed two male Arctic foxes that are now on view outside, next to Lorikeet Forest. |
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AnimalsOctober 4, 2011Aquarium Team Collects Animals in AlaskaSome of our biologists took a trip to Alaska to collect animals in one of the Aquarium’s largest single acquisition efforts since it’s opening. |
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AnimalsMay 16, 2011Aquarium of the Pacific Mourns the Loss of Odin the Sea LionThe Aquarium of the Pacific is mourning the passing of Odin, one of its most beloved California sea lions. Odin passed away Sunday afternoon moments after a sudden onset of tremors. Prior to this, Odin’s behavior had been normal. |
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AnimalsApril 11, 2011Penguins Stranded in Brazil Arrive at Aquarium of the PacificOn April 7, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach welcomed five rescued Magellanic penguins, becoming the first penguins in the Aquarium’s collections. Experts believe climate change may be causing Magellanic penguins to travel farther in search of food, stranding them outside their usual range. |
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AnimalsMarch 29, 2011Aquarium’s Sea Otter Charlie to Participate in Auditory StudyIn April one of the Aquarium of the Pacific’s five southern sea otters will travel north to Santa Cruz, California to participate in an auditory study. This study is being conducted by researchers at the Pinniped Cognition & Sensory Systems Laboratory based at the Long Marine Lab at the University of California, Santa Cruz. |
