#monterey bay aquarium

[thelordofologies]

I might just be slow, but . . . hold up, wait a minute something ain't right . . . I'm just kidding, but I just realized the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has a Whiptail Gulper Eel, or Saccopharynx lavenbergi in their logo:

It's so insanely awesome, I LOVE Whiptail Gulper Eels ! I mean look at it !

COOLEST LOGO EVER ! ! !

[the-cheezit-files]

thanks @montereybayaquarium this made my day

[i-m-abett]

[forest-cutie]

Purple Striped Jelly

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[aquariumpacific]

We’re otterly excited to introduce you to Nova, a seven-year-old southern sea otter who has been participating in Sea Otter Surrogacy behind the scenes of the Aquarium since last autumn.

Nova is described by staff as an extremely quick learner who loves enrichment time. She is very chatty and will let her team know vocally (and loudly) when she is ready for more snacks. Her favorite activities are long naps in tubs filled with ice water and wrapping herself up in artificial kelp like a burrito.

Deemed non-releasable by US Fish & Wildlife, Nova has been an amazing surrogate mother behind the scenes. She is taking a break from surrogacy and is currently on exhibit in the Northern Pacific Gallery. Animals on exhibit change periodically due to our participation in this important conservation program, stop by a sea otter show to learn who is on exhibit during your visit!

Our Sea Otter Surrogacy partnership with @montereybayaquarium launched in 2020. At a special surrogacy area built behind the scenes, the Aquarium’s female non-releasable southern sea otters serve as surrogate mothers to teach rescued sea otter pups the skills needed to survive in the ocean. Once the pups learn the proper skills, they return to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for potential release.

[silencedrowns]

tumblr LIED to me, these things don’t eat Doritos at all!

[wildlifetracker]

Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, at Monterey Bay aquarium

[spacetelescopescience]

From the depths of the ocean to the most distant galaxies, we’re all connected! 💫 💙

Recently, @montereybayaquarium Executive Director Julie Packard and Space Telescope Science Institute Director Dr. Jennifer M. Lotz were honored with 2024 Clarke Foundation awards.

In celebration, the Aquarium has partnered with STScI to bring you images from outer space and Earth’s life-giving ocean. It’s in moments like these that we can pause to appreciate and be in awe of the world we live in. As John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts wrote in “The Log from the Sea of Cortez”: “It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again.” ✨

Credit: NASA,ESA, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

[namedafterflowerstournament]

Botanic Tournament : Main Bracket !

Final

Toph means lotus

No antipropaganda on my polls please

(Lotus and roses)

[montereybayaquarium]

With its powerful jaws and sharp teeth, the California sheephead is an incredible fish that can cut through the mightiest sea urchins and protect kelp forests! 

Did we mention they also sleep in a mucus cocoon at night? 👀

[wikipediapictures]

Spotted jelly

“Spotted Jellyfish from Monterey Bay Aquarium. Photographed with a Nikon D300, f5.6, 1/50sec, 60mm (18-200mm VR), iso 1000.” - via Wikimedia Commons

[sturgeonposting]

Hi! These are pretty terrible pictures but I visited the monterey bay aquarium today and thought of you lol

actually Id be curious as to what thpe of sturgeon this is? I missed the plaque on these guys

This is a white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus

Taking pictures of fish in aquariums is always difficult, my pictures always come out blurry too

It brings me joy to know that ive pavloved my way into peoples minds whenever they see sturgeon

[boxercrab]

Juvenile Fish Explore the Enchanted Kelp Forest | The Critter Corner

[ID: 3 gifs of 3 different small fish swimming between leaves of kelp]

[inyoureyes-415]

@montereybayaquarium

November 2024

Location: Monterey, California

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