National Aquarium in Baltimore National Aquarium, Baltimore Updates and Events

The Golden Lion Tamarins are off exhibit cause the Trogans have a nest and the tamarins will destroy it.

 

Great news about the Trogons ( white-tailed I suspose ? ) ! Keep us informed about the progress.
Any other bird-news ( breeding-results, new ones, deaths ) ?

 

Animal Update – February 8 National Aquarium | WATERblog

 

The National Aquarium, Washington D.C. will close this September. The original timeline for opening the new aquarium at the other end of the Hoover building is no longer relevant. I'm not sure if there are still plans to have the aquarium on the Mall side of the Herbert Hoover Building or not. The aquarium will be closed permanently until funding and a new location is found.

National Aquarium in D.C. to Close September 30: DCist

 

A Peacock Mantis Shrimp has gone on exhibit.
A Harbor Seal named Sodapop after the character from The Outsiders, will be released tomorrow.
Our Rescued Harbor Seal is Ready for Release! | National Aquarium | WATERblog

 

A new Longjaw Squirrelfish is on exhibit in the Sensing gallery.

 

A Sandbar Shark pup was born!
Sandbar Shark Pup Born at National Aquarium! | National Aquarium | WATERblog

 

Animal Rescue Update: Goodbye Sodapop, Hello Eyegore! | National Aquarium | WATERblog

 

A mated pair of Banded Coral Shrimp are now on exhibit.
Animal Updates – June 7 | National Aquarium | WATERblog

 

Animal Updates – June 21 | National Aquarium - WATERblog
The 100th animal was released today.
We’re Ready to Release Our 100th Animal! | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

The Sandbar Shark pup is now on exhibit.
Animal Updates – June 28 | National Aquarium - WATERblog
Eyegore the Grey Seal is ready to be released.
Our Last Seal Patient is Ready for Release! | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

Blacktip Reef updates:
Blacktip Reef Update: A Reef Comes to Life! | National Aquarium - WATERblog
Turtle Tuesday: She’s Baaaaaacck! | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

Eyegore was released.
Animal Rescue Update: Eyegore Has Been Released! | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

http://mashable.com/2013/07/25/shark-tank-google-hangout/
http://nationalaquarium.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/puffin-chick-born-at-national-aquarium/
http://nationalaquarium.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/animal-updates-july-18/

 

Puffin hatched at the National Aquarium :
July 27, 2013
A Perfect Little Puffin Chick

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Victor and Vixen, a pair of Atlantic Puffins that hatched the National Aquarium’s first Puffin chick in 2006, have done it again: They hatched their fourth chick on July 4.

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Photo Credit: National Aquarium

Puffins co-parent their young and take turns incubating the egg, protecting their nest and carrying back small fish to keep their chick happily fed.

The Aquarium’s Puffins nest in special enclosures created to mimic the deep burrows typically used by their species on the coastlines of western Europe, Greenland, Iceland, and the northeastern coast of North America. In the wild, Puffin couples have been observed reuniting at the same burrow site year after year.

Since hatching, the chick has been closely watched by staff aviculturists. Keepers report that the baby is steadily gaining weight and appears to be quite healthy.

The baby Puffin will remain in its burrow several weeks before it begins making short exploratory trips into the exhibit.

Puffins are estimated to number in the millions, although hunting and egg harvesting have reduced populations in some parts of their range. Puffins are a national delicacy in Iceland.
Source : Zooborns

 

All 20 of the Blacktip Reef Sharks are now on exhibit.

 

Blacktip Reef officially opened yesterday on the aquarium's 32nd anniversary.
Happy Birthday to Us! We Celebrated Our 32nd Anniversary in a Big Way! | National Aquarium - WATERblog
Two Loggerhead Sea Turtles were recently admitted to the Animal Care Center.
Animal Rescue Update: Two Loggerheads Admitted for Hook Injuries | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

Four Blue-Crowned Motmot Chicks Have Hatched in the Rain Forest | National Aquarium - WATERblog
Animal Updates – August 16 | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

Many animals from the now-closed DC aquarium have been moved to Baltimore, such as a Giant Pacific Octopus, 7 Plumose Anemones, a Peacock Wolf Eel, Rockfish, an Electric Eel, an Alligator Gar, and a Loggerhead Sea Turtle named Brownie.
national aquarium washington dc | National Aquarium - WATERblog

 

For some reason the specific number of sea anemones being transferred makes me chuckle.