Aquarium News Another Great White Shark
Goes on Display at Monterey Bay Aquarium 
Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, CA - For the fifth time,
the Monterey Bay Aquarium has placed a young great white shark on
exhibit, bringing her from Malibu to Monterey this afternoon (Wednesday,
August 26) just 14 days after she was collected by aquarium staff off
the southern California coast near Malibu.
Monterey Bay
Aquarium remains the only institution in the world to exhibit a white
shark for more than 16 days, and has documented the successful return to
the wild of each animal kept on exhibit. MORE... |
Merlin
Entertainments Group Plans to Build a $15 Million Sea Life Aquarium in
Phoenix  Sea Life Aquarium
Phoenix, AZ - Global leisure giant
Merlin Entertainments Group is planning to build a $15 million Sea
Life™ Aquarium at Phoenix's Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe. Once
approved by the City of Tempe, this will only be the second Sea Life
Aquarium in the United States joining SEA LIFE™ Carlsbad,
California which opened in August 2008 adjacent to LEGOLAND®
California. The Phoenix Sea Life Aquarium is set to open late spring
2010. MORE... |
Living Coasts Aquarium
Launches Sea Fest Photography Competition |  Living
Coasts Aquarium
Torquay, UK - Sea Fest, Torbay's own celebration
of the sea, is launching a photographic competition.
The
free festival, which takes place on weekends during September, is
inviting people to capture their relationship with the sea and seashore
in a photograph. MORE... |
| Oregon Coast Aquarium Announces Gary Gamer as New
President and CEO  Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport, OR - The Oregon Coast
Aquarium announces the appointment of Gary Gamer as its new President
and Chief Executive Officer. Gamer, who currently resides in Eugene,
Oregon, will begin his new position September 8. Gamer brings
approximately 25 years of leadership experience with statewide, national
and international nonprofit organizations. This includes serving as
President and CEO of Holt International Children's Services, based in
Eugene, Oregon. He has lived and worked also in Portland, New York City,
and in a number of countries outside of the United States. MORE... |
Legoland Sea Life Aquarium Auctions Tony Hawk Lego
Art to Celebrate 1st Birthday  Legoland Sea Life
Aquarium
Carlsbad, CA - August 11 was SEA LIFE™
Aquarium's first birthday and LEGOLAND® California Resort celebrated
with a ceremony unveiling the Celebrity Mosaic Project to benefit
Surfrider Foundation. Ocean-themed LEGO® mosaics designed and built
by some of today's hottest celebrities are on display at the Resort and
listed online for auction at www.charitybuzz.com now through Sept. 9.
Celebrity participants include Al Pacino, Brooke Shields,
Heidi Klum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hoppus, Molly Shannon; Peter
Facinelli, Thomas Gibson, Tom DeLonge and Tony Hawk. More mosaics will
be added to the project. MORE... |
Aquarium of the Pacific Will
Host its Eighth Annual Baja Splash Cultural Festival 
Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach,
CA - In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month and
Mexican Independence Day, the Aquarium of the Pacific will host its
eighth annual Baja Splash Cultural Festival on Saturday and Sunday,
September 12-13, 2009 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. This event for the whole family
will feature bilingual environmental educational programs, including
underwater presentations with divers, as well as traditional dance,
crafts, music, storytelling, interactive children's programs, ethnic
food, and much more. MORE... |
North Carolina Aquarium on
Roanoke Island Uses Skype to Reach Classrooms 
North Carolina Aquarium on
Roanoke Island
Manteo, NC - Lauran Jozik, aquarist at the North
Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island, saw a message on her Facebook page
from one of her friends that said, "Does anyone work with things that
deal with the ocean?" The question was posed by Ellen Shepherd, a
teacher at Midland Elementary School, in Elkins, West Virginia. Jozik
responded that she worked at the Aquarium, would that work? Shepherd
replied yes, and this is the rest of the story. MORE... | |
| Zoo News It Took
10 Years to Produce These Asian Lion Cubs at London Zoo  London
Zoo
London, UK - For the first time in 10 years two
Asian lion cubs have been born at ZSL London Zoo.
The furry
youngsters will be making a public appearance in their outside paddock
this Thursday.
The 10-week-old male and female lions are the
first cubs to be born to the Zoo's very own love-cats Abi, ten, and
Lucifer, six. MORE... |
Hogle Zoo's Elephant Gives Birth
to a Baby Girl |  Hogle Zoo
Salt Lake City, UT - After a
22-month pregnancy, Hogle Zoo African elephant, Christie, has finally
given birth to a female calf August 10, 2009. This is the first baby
born to 23-year-old Christie. Interview opportunities with key staff
will be available today only at 3 pm. It is not yet determined when
Christie and her calf will be on exhibit to the public. MORE... |
Next Year
You Will Get to See a Cool Polar Bear Exhibit at Kansas City Zoo
|  Kansas City
Zoo
Kansas City, MO - On Friday, August 7 at 10 a.m.
the Kansas City Zoo broke ground on a $10 million Polar Bear project
thanks to the Kansas City, Missouri voters who passed a bond package in
2004 to bring these large white bears back to their city.
Recreated glaciers, a large sandbox and open spaces along the banks
create a Polar Bear Environment of Fun for digging, plunging and
napping. MORE... |
| The Hyenas are Laughing in
the New Bronx Zoo Exhibit  Bronx
Zoo
Bronx, NY - The Wildlife Conservation Society
announced today that laughter may be heard from the Bronx Zoo's famous
African Plains exhibit- from two spotted hyenas, which recently joined
the zoo's lions, gazelles, zebras and other wildlife. The hyenas are
male and female siblings born in March 2008, at the Denver Zoo. MORE...
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| Wild
Michigan Rattlesnakes and Fox Snakes Studied by Potter Park Zoo Vet
 Potter Park
Zoo
Lansing, MI - Potter Park Zoo, Michigan State
University and Central Michigan University are teaming up for a second
year to conduct a groundbreaking conservation study tracking the habits
of two snake species native to Michigan. Veterinary staffers at Potter
Park Zoo are participating in a collaborative effort to investigate the
habitat requirements of Eastern Fox Snakes and Eastern Massasauga
Rattlesnakes. MORE... |
Buy Blue for Utah's Hogle Zoo's New Baby
Giraffe  Utah's Hogle Zoo
Salt Lake City, UT - It's a little
early for packages from Santa, but a baby giraffe was delivered Thursday
July 30 at Utah's Hogle Zoo.
The baby giraffe, a male, was
born to Hogle Zoo giraffes Kipenzi (six-years-old) and Riley
(six-years-old). First-time mother Kipenzi had the baby outdoors in the
yard which she shares with another female giraffe. MORE... | |
| Zoo and Aquarium
Visitor News
Meet the Aquarium Director
|  | Meet the Aquarium
Director - September, 2009 - Howard Rutherford, Pier Aquarium
| 
Name: E. Howard Rutherford
Actual
title: President/CEO
Name of your
aquarium: The Pier Aquarium
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.A.
URL for your facility: www.pieraquarium.org
Number of species at your facility: 80 fish species
and 70 species of coral
Your favorite critter at
the facility: Convict Blenny
Total number
of animals or fish at your facility: 400
Number of visitors annually: 125,000
Number of employees: 16
Number of
volunteers: 200
Annual budget:
$750,000
MORE...
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Meet the Zoo Director
|  | Meet the Zoo Director -
September, 2009 - John Brueggen, St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological
Park | 
Name: John Brueggen
Actual title: Director
Name of
your zoo: St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park
Location: St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A.
URL for your facility: www.alligatorfarm.us
Number of species at your facility: 123
(including all 23 species of crocodilians)
Your
favorite critter at the facility: Komodo Dragon
Total number of animals or fish at your facility: 913
Number of visitors annually: 200,000
Number of employees: 34
Number of volunteers: 2
Annual
budget: 2 Million
MORE...
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FUN STUFF Test Your Zoo and Aquarium Specie
IQ 
How much do you know
about warthogs?
1. Warthogs are native to?
A. Western Australia
B. Eastern
Australia
C. Asia
D. Africa
2.
What is unique about warthog eating habits?
A. They
regurgitate their food before swallowing it.
B. They kneel down
to eat.
C. They rub their musk glands on food prior to consuming
it.
D. They only eat at night.
3. Warthog
litter size is usually limited to how many wartlets? Clue – based
on number of teats.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
4. Warthogs prefer to sleep in what
position?
A. In an open area with all four feet in the
air.
B. On a fallen log with two legs hanging down off each side
of the log.
C. Inside an abandoned hole.
D. With their
front feet covering their eyes.
5. Warthogs
primary diet is?
A. Peanuts, marshmallows, and dog
biscuits.
B. Left over animal kills and scraps.
C. Poop
from other animals.
D. Grass and other graze.
6. When spooked or scared a warthog will?
A.
Charge like a rhino.
B. Run and hide like a rabbit.
C.
Play dead like a possum.
D. Spray its musk gland like a skunk.
7. Warthogs live in what type of social groups?
A. Small groups called sounders.
B. Large
herds.
C. Alone, they are solitary animals.
D. Family
prides.
8. Warthogs can live for how long without
water?
A. Six hours
B. One day
C. One
week
D. In excess of two months
Warthog questions,
answers, and photo were provided by Rudy Socha, CEO, Zoo and Aquarium
Visitor
Answers:
http://www.zandavisitor.com/
page-3045-Test_Your_Zoo_and_Aquarium_IQ
Some fun stuff courtesy of Maryland Zoo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyqcbkt19bY
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