Don't Stick Your Fingers in the Cage
Polar Bear and Dogs Playing
In the wild, Andrew feeds on fish, sponges, small crustaceans, nematode worms and protozoans.
Benny's diet is very specialized, consisting mainly of the interior of Ramy nuts, nectar from the Traveller's Palm tree, some fungi and insect grubs. He is also known to raid coconut plantations, and has been seen eating lychees and mangoes, which are also plantation crops.
September 30, 2008
Category: aquarium
Aquarium staff at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan recently noticed that their dolphins were less acrobatic in their performances and more lethargic in general. Concerned about their health, the dolphins were weighed and found to be significantly heavier since...
Posted by ableiman at 2:46 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: dolphin
First ever footage of dolphins trying to save one of their own. Warning: Sad ending!
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 2:34 PM • 2 Comments •
September 25, 2008
Category: Danger Will Robinson
Just a friendly reminder that Zooillogix, Gene Expression, Deep Sea News, Adventures in Ethics and Science, and Thoughts from Kansas are throwing the biggest, most fun, blowout bonanza ever put together tomorrow night!***
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 4:45 PM • 10 Comments •
September 24, 2008
Category: eel
Just when we thought that Dirty Jerse had hit rock bottom, its rivers and forests have become overrun with a slimy, invasive species of eel that can live for months during droughts and change sex if necessary in order to keep reproducing.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 6:21 PM • 13 Comments •
September 19, 2008
Category: Census of Marine Life
Spectacular photos of reef organisms, some of which were just discovered.
Posted by ableiman at 12:44 PM • 13 Comments •
September 18, 2008
Category: ants
Subterranean...blind...predatory...smokin' hot AILF! These are all adjectives that you could use to describe a newly discovered ant from the Amazon rainforest.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 2:21 PM • 17 Comments •
Category: snake
Don't know the background here. Not for those with weak stomachs, pretty incredible though....
Posted by ableiman at 1:56 PM • 15 Comments •
September 16, 2008
Category: art
I stumbled into a meeting my brain and experience are wholly unqualified to report on, so instead, I will tell you about this much more exciting piece of information. Today, from 4PM-7PM, the AZA will be holding a live auction...
Posted by ableiman at 2:36 PM • 8 Comments •
Category: fish
A group of ichthyologists have recently made a startling discovery, one that was literally glowing right before their eyes.
Posted by Benny Bleiman at 1:43 PM • 3 Comments •
Basically this session is about making a media story out of a zoo or aquarium's conservation efforts. I'm making a story out of making a story. Challenging Media Myths About White Sharks Speaker: Karen Jeffries, Monterey Bay Aquarium The Monterey...
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