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Best way to beat the heat and grime of New York City is to head upstate. But not everyone is fortunate enough, or filthy rich, to be able to own a cabin in the Adirondack Mountains. And New York hotels don’t come cheap either. So, for those of us stranded in the City, NYC offers a splendid collection of zoos, an aquarium and plenty of gardens.
Central Park Zoo & Tisch Children’s Zoo: The zoo recreates the natural habitats of over 130 species. Star attractions include Ida & Gus, the polar...
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Very cool white shark tracking data coming from Dr. Salvador Jorgensen's shark team out of Monterey. What we know and what is being learned about y.o.y (young of the year) is rewriting the book on the entire Western Pacific white shark story: Dr. Salvador Jorgensen, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station and the Monterey Bay Aquarium, belongs to a group which tags and monitors White Sharks. Dr. Jorgensen has provided us with the SPOT tag track which was...
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium may soon be acquire a new little friend. [A] baby great white shark caught Tuesday is possibly going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for just such a pampering. The shark is currently being kept in a mesh pen off Malibu's Paradise Cove, where marine biologists with the Aquarium will observe it and evaluate it for possible placement in the popular aquarium's Outer Bay exhibit. The 4-foot-9-inch top feeder was accidentally caught by a commercial fisherman and put in the...
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Saturday we picked up our nephew Mikey in South County and headed over to the San Diego Zoo. Honestly, I'm not a big fan of zoos because I get a little sad looking at caged animals. I know the animals are more than taken care of and they probably don't know that their natural habitat is infinitely larger than the caged quarters that they are living, but still, it feels a little exploitive to me. The San Diego Zoo is so famous and has no shortage of funding but I couldn't help but think of...
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a new animal to share with visitors – another baby African spotted-necked otter. “Ziwa” (zee-wah), mother Neema and father Denny are together today in their Wild About Otters exhibit.
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Monterey Aquarium seeks volunteers The Monterey Bay Aquarium is seeking volunteer guides. Volunteers explain the aquarium's exhibits and galleries to attendees.
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For the fourth time in its history, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has placed a young white shark on public exhibit, bringing her from Malibu to Monterey this afternoon - 12 days after she was caught in a seine net ...
Since he arrived in Chicago, Faust has gained 50 pounds and 5 inches. He was born in 1993 at the San Diego Zoo. Faust spent most of his time in Chicago ...
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TripAdvisor, billed as the world’s largest travel community, has announced its list of top 10 aquariums across the United States, based on reports from travelers and TripAdvisor editors. North Texas makes the list, and oddly, only one from Florida does. 1 . Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies...
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Information provided by the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The state operates three public aquariums; one in Pine Knoll Shores, ...
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America's Best Zoos: A Travel Guide for Fans and Families Intrepid Traveler, $15.95 It is an undisputed fact and yet it still seems surprising: Zoos in the United States attract more annual visitors than all spectator sports combined. Of course, some zoos are more famous than others, such as...
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February 7, 2008 -- Monterey Bay Aquarium has released its third great white shark into the wild. The juvenile male shark was released at dawn Tuesday from a boat in...
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LEWISTON - A wildlife scientist at the San Diego Zoo will talk about a project to save the California condor from extinction at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bates College.
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Those merry wives are at it again, meeting Romeo and Juliet along with way - and all's well that ends well. San Diego is a great place to visit in the summer. The weather is mild and there is a lot to do and see, including the famous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, but my favorite thing to...
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