Read about the exciting days of our staff, both paid and volunteer, as they work with mammals, birds, fish, and interact with our guests from both the dry and the wet sides! 2009-11-16T19:45:49Z Copyright (c) 2009, Hugh ExpressionEngine tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:11:19 33.7623-118.1968 tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2434 2009-11-19T13:51:48Z 2009-11-16T19:45:49Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Thermoregulation_sea_lions_.jpg" alt="" /><p>When people feel cold they can put on a jacket. Sea lions, on the other hand, have a hard time finding a good tailor out in the ocean. So what can they do when they feel a chill? The answer is called thermoregulation. Recently our sea lion demonstrated their method of thermoregulation in the pinniped exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/thermoregulation/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=7DZ_pp4Wyb0:LOsQ7by_97M:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2432 2009-11-11T06:53:30Z 2009-11-14T00:50:31Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Kera_dorsal2.jpg" alt="" /><p>My last blog was about how I&#8217;d seen the same fin whale fluke three times in the last year. What makes this exciting is that fin whales don&#8217;t fluke. If you happen to have read the last blog, you might have been wondering how I figured out that it was the same fin whale all three times. This week&#8217;s blog is about how I use the pictures I take to tell whales apart! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/telling_whales_apart/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=JT-ZgO_bmSc:uhC4iJgssLc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2421 2009-11-05T06:14:22Z 2009-11-03T01:18:23Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Tito_checking_out_Pumpkin.jpg" alt="" /><p>Last Saturday on Halloween day the husbandry staff shared Jack-o-Lanterns with some of the critters of the Aquarium of the Pacific. This week&#8217;s blog highlights a couple of the pumpkin encounters. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/halloween_day_at_the_aquarium_of_the_pacific/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=I6_VRou8nbU:RAgEQq1XIhc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2417 2009-10-29T09:55:49Z 2009-10-28T22:47:51Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Kera_Fn_Flk_1.jpg" alt="" /><p>Fin whales are the second largest animal in the world, only second to the blue whale. If you were to read up on the fin whale you would probably learn the longest recorded is about 89 feet, they look similar to blues, and that they rarely raise their tale out of the water while diving (fluking). Having read up on fin whales myself numerous times, when I saw a fin whale fluke I couldn&#8217;t believe my eyes! And even more amazing, I&#8217;ve seen fin whales fluke three times this year! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/when_a_fin_whale_flukes/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=nDd7QgAqjbY:4sI5pSgMa3E:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2400 2009-10-22T23:17:45Z 2009-10-24T01:02:47Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/sea_turtle_overall_look.jpg" alt="" /><p>Its been a little over a year now that the Aquarium has been conducting informal monthly observations of the Green Sea Turtle colony in the San Gabriel River. This week&#8217;s blog is a short summary of what has been seen during that time. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/san_gabriel_river_sea_turtle_observation_update/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=uCjywVS34Xs:S0ei6PZ8pYA:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2392 2009-10-15T09:23:41Z 2009-10-15T21:27:42Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Kera_Blue_whale_lunge_.jpg" alt="" /><p>I&#8217;ve calculated the number of whales we&#8217;ve seen from June 1, 2009 until last week from our logs! What an incredible amount of sightings and the numbers seem to be holding strong daily! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/how_many_whales_did_we_spot_this_summer/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=2V__TDYVIQA:BVyHpM6xZzM:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2390 2009-10-12T08:32:45Z 2009-10-12T20:35:46Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Miller_with_art.jpg" alt="" /><p>Miller the sea lion adds his artwork to Sea Fare. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/the_surprise_sea_fare_artist_is--miller_the_sea_lion/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=CvzQkaCX640:lNb4rR53S48:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2387 2009-10-08T06:15:04Z 2009-10-08T17:47:05Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/3_sea_lion_paintings.jpg" alt="" /><p>The Aquarium of the Pacific sea lions have finished their masterpieces that will up for auction at this year&#8217;s Sea Fare. This week&#8217;s blog is a sneak peek at their artwork. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/sneak_peak_at_sea_lion_art/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=g5mau_XxAKM:Jp19tp_FOsQ:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2369 2009-10-01T06:29:46Z 2009-09-30T21:18:47Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Kera_orca1.jpg" alt="" /><p>Anyone that&#8217;s ever chatted with me about whales has probably learned that my all-time favorite animal is the orca a.k.a. killer whale. Out of everything I want to study and be around, orcas are my number one! I&#8217;ve recently gotten a report that a pod of orcas are on the way and might be in Long Beach this week! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/orcas_on_the_way/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=mAWUWgRxRP0:xQMepwT1cKo:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2343 2009-09-24T06:01:09Z 2009-09-22T20:26:10Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Milo_painting.JPG" alt="" /><p>Some of our intelligent and highly talented sea lions are learning a new way to express themselves. They are adding the art of painting to their abilities. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/paintings_by_sea_lions/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=dqcHu0txhiE:B0Hhz2VRRLU:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2327 2009-09-17T12:18:57Z 2009-10-07T18:26:58Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Blue_Tall_Kera.jpg" alt="" /><p>Even though our summer has winded down, the blue whales and other wildlife haven&#8217;t seemed to notice. The blue whales won&#8217;t be here for too much longer, but they&#8217;re still showing strong. On my trip out a few days ago I saw six blue whales and bottlenose dolphins! What a trip! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/blue_whale_season_isnt_over_yet/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=lXVc_y81ov8:_4JfSiNaPEc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2325 2009-09-16T07:15:31Z 2009-09-16T20:41:32Z Chris corpus7@yahoo.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/corpus_sharklagoon.jpg" alt="" /><p>Tiger sharks are a sensitive species that are rare to find in captivity.&nbsp; Check out some of the steps we took at the Aquarium to ensure our tiger shark successfully joined our family of volunteers, staff, birds, mammals, and fish! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/caring_for_a_tiger_shark/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=l9IyImYRCV4:XcHREIWHgno:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2316 2009-09-10T06:03:46Z 2009-09-10T01:10:47Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Hugh_and_Lorikeet.jpg" alt="" /><p>My favorite time on Saturday mornings during my weekly volunteer shift at the Aquarium of the Pacific is the hour just after the Aquarium opens and just before the majority of our guests arrive. This week&#8217;s blog includes a short point-of-view video shot last Saturday via a &#8220;volunteer-cam&#8221; in an attempt to share with you, the reader, a bit of the magic of that first hour of the day. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/early_morning_at_the_aquarium/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=IiyVwYxlW_k:mmoAaqcfRLw:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2313 2009-09-03T06:54:40Z 2009-09-02T22:32:41Z Kera kmathes@lbaop.org <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/kera_blue_spyhop.jpg" alt="" /><p>&#8220;Why are the blue whales here?&#8221; is a common question I get while working on the boat. The answer I most often reply with is &#8220;They&#8217;re here because they&#8217;re feeding on krill which is a small, shrimp-like animal.&#8221;&nbsp; Typically the krill they eat are pretty deep, around 500 feet or so, but I always mention how on rare occasions the krill are at the surface and the blue whales will lunge feed at the surface. I&#8217;ve never seen it done &#8230; until now! </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/something_ive_only_ever_talked_aboutuntil_now/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=HTHHbHXokmo:DLSeqF5yCoc:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div> tag:aquariumofpacific.org,2009:blogs/32.2300 2009-08-27T06:49:52Z 2009-08-27T17:32:54Z Hugh hugh_ryono@fujifilm.com <img src="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org//images/blog_uploads/Hugh_and_Ellie.JPG" alt="" /><p>No matter what part of the country my business travels may take me during the workweek, be it the urban maze of New York, the wilds of Alaska, the mountains of Colorado or the swamps of the Carolinas, I&#8217;ve always made it a point of getting back to Southern California in time to cover my Saturday volunteer shift at the Aquarium of the Pacific. Sometimes it&#8217;s meant taking a late red-eye flight or finding an unusual connection through tiny airports but somehow the majority of the times I&#8217;ve managed to make it back to cover my shift. In fact this month I&#8217;ve recorded my 5000th hour as a volunteer at the Aquarium.&nbsp; </p> <p>To commemorate this personal milestone this week&#8217;s blog is a list of the top ten reasons why I&#8217;ve volunteered so many hours to the Aquarium. </p><p><a href="http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/blogs/comments/hughs_top_ten_reason_for_volunteering_5000_hours_at_the_aquarium_of_the_pac/">Continued...</a></p> <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?i=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?a=RD0cqiMDHv8:7hCCpPJz5_c:TzevzKxY174"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AquariumOfThePacificBlog?d=TzevzKxY174" border="0"></img></a> </div>