Something’s more than a little fishy at this aquarium. Britney Taryn took her 6-year-old son, Leo, who loves animals and sea life, to the San Antonio Aquarium, where the family members are regulars, last month. But after a giant Pacific octopus in a touch tank latched onto her child, she likely won’t be back anytime … Read more
That’s one fishy situation. As a busy medical school student, Gita Lozovaya spends much of her time studying, but decided to unwind one day at the beach with a friend. Residing in Yalta, a seaside town on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula — “On my day off from college, my friend and I decided to have … Read more
It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot. The “deep”-fake occurred at the Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, which opened on Oct. 1 … Read more
There’s a big baby taking the internet by storm, and he’s of the avian variety. Meet Pesto, the nine-month-old king penguin chick stealing hearts and bumping up attendance at the Sea Life Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia. Pesto weighs more than both his proud parents combined at a staggering 49 pounds. His parents, Hudson and Tango, each weigh … Read more
It was a life well sphent. A Gentoo penguin who found international stardom after entering a same-sex relationship with another male of the species has died at Australia’s Sea Life Aquarium. Sphen was nearly 12 at the time of his recent passing. When workers brought surviving partner Magic to see the body for the last … Read more
An Oklahoma family has come to grips with its new reality after acquiring an octopus to raise as a pet, only for her to stunningly produce a small army of hatchlings. “In case it wasn’t already obvious, octopus are not common pets,” octodad Cameron Clifford, of Oklahoma City, posted to TikTok last week. “In fact, … Read more
She almost had the weight of the world — or, actually, a sea lion — on her shoulders. When Florida-based influencer Micah Diaz, 20, recently visited Marineland, an aquarium in Mallorca, Spain, he witnessed a dangerous near-accident as a sea lion escaped its enclosure and slid onto an employee. In the shocking video, the sea … Read more
A Muslim woman has revealed the rude question she claims an elderly man asked her at an aquarium. Savannah, who was wearing a black-and-white hijab, claims the man asked her: “Are you dressed up as a penguin?” The woman, who works at the aquarium in Sydney, explained what happened in a video posted on TikTok. … Read more
An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three endangered African penguin chicks, saying the tiny additions are genetically valuable as zoos and aquariums around the world work to ensure the species’ survival through breeding programs and conservation efforts. Officials at OdySea Aquarium made the announcement Friday, posting video of the fuzzy birds on social media. They … Read more
The water off the coast of the United States is starting to get colder as we transition from fall to winter, and that can be deadly for hundreds or thousands of sea turtles that become “cold-stunned” and are unable to migrate back to warmer water. And while cold-stunning events vary by year, organizations will be on high alert to … Read more