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Same bird, different plumage
Tufted puffins are pelagic birds—which means they live on the open ocean—that come ashore only to nest during breeding season. These diving birds are built for life at sea. Underwater, their wings act as flippers and their feet act as more »
Posted in Marine Animals, Seattle Aquarium
Tagged alcids, Birds and Shores exhibit, breeding, diving birds, plumage, Seattle Aquarium, tufted puffin
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Aquarium volunteers named winners in AZA photo contest
Two Aquarium volunteers—Luke Straus and Deanna Saxbe—were among the winners of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) 2012 photo contest. Per the contest’s guidelines, all submissions were to be made by staff members or volunteers at AZA-accredited zoos or more »
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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Harlequin shrimp: tiny, tough reef predators
This pair of harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera elegans, are feeding on a portion of a sea star in their Ocean Oddities exhibit. As an obligate feeder, this tropical shrimp preys exclusively on sea stars (although some observers note that they may more »
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Tagged exhibit, harlequin shrimp, Ocean Oddities, sea star, Seattle Aquarium, shrimp
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2012 animal highlights
Animal highlights of 2012 include the birth of our sea otter pup, Sekui, on January 14 at about 5am. Otter Watch volunteers then began regular around-the-clock monitoring shifts for about four months, recording behaviors of the pup and her mom more »