Fred Weasley – South Carolina Aquarium
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Stranding Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/20/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.65 kg (5.8 pounds) Case History This juvenile green sea turtle was …
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Just Three Odd Turtle Species To Know For World Turtle Day
It’s World Turtle Day! With the largest collection of turtles at any zoo or aquarium in North America, it’s pretty safe to say that we think turtles are worth …
A closer look at what puts the “lump” in our Pacific spiny lumpsuckers
Puget Sound is home to some pretty unique species, but one lumpy fish that calls our waters home is so ugly, that we here at the Aquarium think it …
Farrah – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Isle of Palms Pier, SC Arrival Date: 05/07/18 Age: Juvenile Weight: 2.41 kg (5.3 pounds) Case History Farrah was accidently caught on hook-and-line …
Mad-Eye Moody – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Folly Beach, SC Arrival Date: 05/02/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 12.62 kg (28 pounds) Case History Mad-Eye Moody was hooked by a fisherman off …
Buckbeak – South Carolina Aquarium
Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Sullivan’s Island, SC Arrival Date: 05/05/2018 Age: Juvenile Weight: 4.12 kg (9 pounds) Case History Buckbeak was hooked by a surf fisherman near …
Barrens Topminnow Fry Appear in Tiny, But Mighty Important Exhibit
Last November, the Barrens Topminnow “lab” exhibit in Rivery Journey was replaced by the small fish-focused Tiny, But Mighty Important exhibit. Vestiges of the old exhibit remain, however, including …
Off the Ropes: Hundreds of Endangered Laurel Dace Hatch at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute
Eighteen months after being rescued from rapidly dwindling streams on Walden Ridge north of Chattanooga, the embattled and endangered Laurel Dace finally has cause to celebrate. More than 450 …
Dozens of Mossy Frog Tadpoles Collected from Rivers of the World
If turtle and gecko eggs or baby fish don’t get you excited, how about an army of tadpoles? Anyone who’s taken the time to scrutinize the Vietnamese Mossy Frogs …
More Than a Dozen New Caledonian Giant Gecko Eggs Found
The Aquarium’s eight New Caledonian Giant Geckos (Rhacodactylus leachianus) have been on an egg-laying spree in recent weeks. This species, which guests primarily see during education programs, can lay eggs …