SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby Little Blue Penguin hatched at Birch Aquarium on New Year’s Day, marking the first time ever a chick has hatched at the aquarium, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced Thursday. The baby chick is also the first Little Blue Penguin to […]
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Six of the rarest sea turtles in the world are recovering at the NC Aquarium
North Carolina Aquariums have taken in hundreds of sea turtles, aiding in their recovery after a recent drastic drop in temperatures. Six of those sea turtles are Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, known to be the rarest and most endangered species of sea turtle, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. These special turtles arrived […]
Virginia Aquarium offers jilted lovers an ex-cellent Valentine’s Day
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Valentine’s Day isn’t all flowers and candy — at least not at the Virginia Aquarium. Now you can feed the worm who broke your heart to a Komodo Dragon — symbolically of course. The Aquarium’s Love bites fundraiser gives jilted lovers a chance to symbolically feed their exes to an […]
St. Louis Aquarium will name parasite after your ex, feed it on Valentine’s Day
ST. LOUIS – Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Perhaps you’re looking for a creative way to move past that former special someone in your life. The St. Louis Aquarium has quite an interesting opportunity. The aquarium recently launched a fundraiser called “Love Bites.” The fundraiser aims to support conservation and education programs at […]
Aquarium of Niagara to receive a share of $1.8M in state grants
Jan. 6—The Aquarium of Niagara is among 27 not-for-profit organizations involved with stewardship of state parks, trails, historic sites and other public lands set to receive a portion of $1.8 million in state grants. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office, the grants support public private partnerships leveraging private funds for new state park amenities, to […]