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Marine Mammal Mania at the Seattle Aquarium: spotlight on northern fur seals
Last Saturday, April 13, Sharon Melin, wildlife biologist at NOAA’s National Marine Mammal laboratory, came to the Aquarium and shared her experience with wild northern fur seals. Working with biologist Julie Carpenter and our male northern fur seal Commander, she more »
A volunteer's favorite: fur seals at the Seattle Aquarium
If you volunteer at the Seattle Aquarium, chances are you have that one animal that’s your favorite. For me, it’s two: our northern fur seals, Commander and Woodstock. We’re extremely lucky to have them here at the Aquarium, as there more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged Commander, northern fur seal, Seattle Aquarium, volunteer, Woodstock
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Sea otters at the Seattle Aquarium and beyond
Here at the Seattle Aquarium we have four sea otters: Adaa, a 13-year-old male found on an airport runway; Lootas, a 15-year-old female found orphaned in Alaska and rehabilitated back to health here; Aniak, a 10-year-old female born here to more »
Posted in Conservation, Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged Adaa, Aniak, Lootas, Marine Mammal Mania, sea otter, Seattle Aquarium, Sekiu
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Black-bellied plover now at the Seattle Aquarium
The latest addition to our Birds & Shores exhibit is a male black-bellied plover, who came to us from the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, CA. He was introduced to the sandy side of the exhibit in late more »