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Why do pufferfish "puff up"?
Pufferfish will “puff up” as a defense mechanism if they are threatened. A shape that is more than double its original size, round and sometimes covered in spines is much more difficult to bite and isn’t very appetizing to a more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged boxfish, defense mechanism, Pacific Coral Reef exhibit, puff, puffer, pufferfish, Seattle Aquarium, tiggerfish
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2011 Hawaii Collecting Trip, Final Phases
The work doesn’t end once the newly collected fish are packed up and shipped back to Seattle from Honolulu. The boxes are picked up at the air cargo facility near Sea-Tac airport and driven back to the Aquarium. Once the more »