Shark Week at Birch Aquarium
... Because of the movies that portray sharks as being human hunters like Jaws and Finding Nemo, many people are deathly afraid of them. The Birch aquarium wants to help educate you on the more than 300 types of sharks in the ocean and very few of them actually attack humans. Shark Week begins on Saturday and continues through July 23.
Birch aquarium at Scripps will feature special shark-related lectures and activities. If you ever wanted to touch a baby shark (with just one finger), you’ll...
July 16th, 2010 | Pam Nagata | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: aquarium, Attractions, featuredarticle
Underwater Fantasy Opens in the Valley
... sharks, eels, sea horses, an octopus and thousands of tropical fish. Arizona Mills mall (map) in Tempe will open its doors to the Sea Life Arizona aquarium, the only dedicated aquarium in the state designed to provide a fun, interactive and educational experience for kids.
Once you’ve made the rounds of the many discount stores available at Arizona Mills
I suggest you check out this amazing aquarium.
Under water viewing gallery at Sea Life Arizona
Once inside, visitors are transported to an...
May 13th, 2010 | Heather Wright Schlichting | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: aquarium, Arizona, Family Friendly, featuredarticle, sea life
Shark Week Surfaces at Birch Aquarium
Soak up an entire week dedicated to sharks this summer at Birch aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Shark Week runs July 17-23 and features a week of hands-on exploration for all ages into the world of these mesmerizing and misunderstood ocean predators.
Meet local leopard sharks and their relatives. Discover why sharks are vulnerable and must be protected. Explore how sharks use their teeth the way humans use utensils. Learn from Scripps Oceanography scientists...
May 10th, 2010 | Pam Nagata | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: aquarium, Attractions, Events, featuredarticle
Falling in Love Again with the Sydney Aquarium
Last Saturday I spent my morning at the Sydney aquarium. I hadn’t visited for years, but the newest residents, the dugongs, lured me back.
The dugongs are Pig and Waru, two orphaned sea cows who came from Sea World on the Gold Coast. Before meeting them I felt dugongs were like ugly dolphins, but it didn’t take long before they won me over. There’s such a beautiful gentleness about these creatures. They’re playful, and surprisingly graceful as they float through the water. You get the feeling...
February 4th, 2010 | Lauren Katulka | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: aquarium, Family Friendly, featuredarticle
The Ocean’s Ultimate Predators… The Sharks!
Take a drive up the coast to Long Beach to visit the aquarium of the Pacific. About 90 minutes away from San Diego, venture through the hands on exhibits and come face to face with sharks! Looking through a viewing window into the large shark exhibit, guests will be able to come nose-to-nose with sand tiger, sandbar, nurse, whitetip, and many other striking sharks. Daily presentations and feedings will showcase the power and beauty of these remarkable predators. Zebra, bamboo, and epaulette sharks...
December 21st, 2009 | Pam Nagata | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: aquarium, Attractions, Events, Family Friendly, featuredarticle, Long Beach, sharks
Celebrate Seattle Hawaiian-Style at Seattle Aquarium
I’m just back from a quick trip to Hawaii,and upon returning found out about the new “Only in Hawaii” fish and coral exhibit at the Seattle aquarium. Designed to provide in depth information about the Pacific Ocean’s coral eco-systems, environmental sustainability and marine sanctuaries in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. the exhibit will be part of the Pacific Coral Reef exhibit. It opens Monday, October 26th.
To celebrate the opening of the exhibit, the aquarium is hosting a special...
October 21st, 2009 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: aquarium, family fun
The Downtown Aquarium in Denver
Have you made a trip to the Downtown aquarium in Denver? It’s the perfect afternoon outing for when it is way too hot outside to do much of anything. We made a trip there a couple of months ago and the whole family had a great time.
The Exhibits
The aquarium has several different exhibits which include North America, In the Desert, Under the Sea, At the Wharf and more! You can read about the different exhibits and what they have to offer here.
Besides just looking at the animals, you can also...
June 23rd, 2009 | thedenverguide | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: aquarium, Attractions, Downtown Aquarium, Family Friendly, family friendly activities, Family Outings
Light up the Holidays with Zoolights
One of the brightest spots during the holiday season is the Point Defiance Zoo and aquarium and the annual Zoolights exhibit.
Zoolights is a huge holiday light display, with more than half a million lights. You’ll ooooh and aaaaah at over 70 displays with over 27 miles of lights arranged in traditional holiday displays, along with zoo and aquarium themed displays and local ones.
Wear warm clothes, as the nights are getting colder and I know you’ll want to spend some talking walking among...
December 10th, 2008 | Mary Jo Manzanares | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: aquarium, christmas, Events, Family Friendly, Great Walks, holiday lights, Just a Bit Weird - Fun & Quirky Places, Must-See Sights, parks, Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, zoolights, zoos
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