Naturalist’s Notebook: Invite This Insect to Lunch!
I think today we’ll talk about an animal that lives all around us. I will give you some clues to help you guess what it is. It doesn’t matter …
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A Quick Note From Kelly
To the conservation-minded community, Did you know this month is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day? My April calendar was full of Earth Day events that I was either …
Naturalist’s Notebook: Tent Caterpillar Update and a Spring Butterfly
A few blog posts ago, I talked about tent caterpillars. At that time, the tent was very small, and the caterpillars were really tiny. They’ve been eating well and …
Alien Invaders! | Tennessee Aquarium
There is a war going on at Mr. Bill’s place. My woods have been taken over by an alien invader! Today, we’ll talk about a plant that is an …
Naturalist’s Notebook: Food, Water, Shelter, and a Place to Raise Young
My last blog post was about wildlife habitats. A habitat is where an animal lives. A habitat needs four things: food, water, shelter and a place to raise their …
Join us for the Solo Sweep Challenge
Instead of going stir-crazy sitting inside, we want you to join us for the Solo Sweep Challenge during Earth Month! What is it?The South Carolina Aquarium is enlisting fans, followers, volunteers …
Naturalist’s Notebook: Two Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand, Eight Hundred Twenty-Eight
Welcome to another page from the Naturalist’s Notebook. You are probably wondering about the really big number in the title of this post. Yesterday, I got a letter from …
Naturalist’s Notebook: Black Lighting: Luring Fantastic Creatures at Night
The other night I decided to meet a few of the neighbors in my yard that work the night shift. It was time to set up my black light! …
Introducing: Naturalist Notebook Blog Series by “Mr. Bill”
Hello. I’m Mr. Bill from the Education Department at the Tennessee Aquarium. I take many interesting animals from all over the world to school classrooms. You may have met …
Hungry Neck – South Carolina Aquarium
Species Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: DeBordieu, Georgetown SCArrival Date: 3/16/2020Age: JuvenileWeight: 5.98 lbs (2.72 kg) Case History Beach goer, Worth Hinshaw, found Hungry Neck floating in …