Jellyfish (also known as jellies or sea jellies) are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes including the Scyphozoa (over 200 species), Staurozoa (about 50 species), Cubozoa (about 20 species), and Hydrozoa (about 1000-1500 species that make jellyfish and many more that do not). The jellyfish in these groups are also called, respectively, scyphomedusae, stauromedusae, cubomedusae, and... Read Full Story
After being exhibited for two months at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a young female white shark was released back into the ocean Wednesday this week.
“ I’ve always said that these animals will tell us when it’s time to put them back to the ocean. Now was clearly the time ,” said Randy Hamilton, vice president of husbandry for the aquarium.
The release was prompted by a change in behaviour; she started acting aggressive towards other sharks in the million-gallon aquarium and during the... Read Full Story
Situated on the coast of Central California, the city of Monterey is the favorite tourist destination for Oceanside retreats or romantic getaways. Monterey is home to a thriving industry and is also home to many schools and universities.
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Monterey is one of the attractive coastal cities situated in California and it is the state capital of California. The state is home to the Defense Language Institute, the Naval Postgraduate School, the Monterey Institute of International... Read Full Story
Travelers going to Monterey Peninsula can choose from cheap to luxury Monterey Hotels. They provide a handful of outdoor activities for nature lovers.
Monterey is widely known because of its rich marine habitat. One of the world?s biggest aquariums can be found here. It is home to many sea lions, sea otters and numerous marine science laboratories.
Monterey hotels provide various choices of accommodations for those who want to stay near the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This marine museum is... Read Full Story
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has launched a national campaign asking top U.S. chefs and culinary decision makers to take a “Save Our Seafood” pledge not to serve items listed in the “avoid” section of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch List.
Seafood Watch is one of the best known sustainable seafood advisory lists, compiled by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The origin of the list can be traced back to the “ Fishing for Solutions” exhibit which ran at the Monterey Bay Aquarium from 1997... Read Full Story
Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington, DC today got a little more of an idea of what life in the wild might be like than they were probably expecting. A baby deer wandered out of Rock Creek Park and into the zoo, wandered around for a while and then jumped a fence into the moat of the lion enclosure . After the deer had been captured by the lions three times and escaped them three times, zoo officials removed the lions from the enclosure and rescued the deer. It was too injured to... Read Full Story
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Proclaimed as
the Most Popular Aquarium in US
T ripAdvisor.com’s Listing Ranks Gatlinburg Attraction as #1
GATLINBURG, Tenn. In its first listing of the nation’s aquariums, Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies is being recognized as the most popular aquarium in the U.S. by TripAdvisor,com’s travelers and editors.
“This is great validation for us! In 2001, the year we opened, we were the most attended aquarium in the U.S. with more than two... Read Full Story
The Monterey Bay Aquarium turns 25 today. The aquarium ha welcomed over 46 million visitors in their 25 years of operation. They have also distributed over 32 million Seafood Watch guides in the ten years since it was created. The aquarium is routinely ranked as the No. 1 aquarium in the country. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the only institution to successfully exhibit great white sharks and has also been a pioneer of jellyfish exhibits inspiring other similar exhibits around the world. In... Read Full Story
Charleston, like Monterey, has an aquarium. While nothing can compare to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the South Carolina Aquarium is a nice aquarium to visit and has a lot of activities for kids. After all, what aquarium isn't nice that contains otters? The South Carolina is home to a couple of super cute river otters. There is a salt marsh exhibit with free roaming birds. The little duck in the picture below was trooping around on the exhibit walkway. I was attacked by her from behind. She... Read Full Story
58mm metal lens hood My Cosina 55mm f/1.2 has become one of my favorite prime. But it is lacking on two things in my usage with the fast lens A good lens hood for protection Close up on flowers And I enhance the Cosina fast prime with few accessories from ebay A 58mm metal lens hood with 62mm lens cap bought from Heavystar in ebay A step up ring from 58mm to 62mm also bought from Heavystar in ebay not needed if you mount lens hood first A used Hoya close up filter set in 62mm with +1, +2... Read Full Story
