It appears the young Great White Shark that spent 11 days in the Monterey Bay Aquarium has shed its tracking mechanism prematurely. Its tag was set to report to scientists at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in five months, but it popped free prematurely on Oct. 8 at 6 a.m.. It was recovered near the backside of San Miguel Island on Oct. 23. "The map of data from the tag shows the shark spent its whole time after release around the Channel Islands," reports Ken Peterson, a... Read Full Story
Peter Thomas L.A Times is putting us out of a job. His Outposts Blog is home to some of the sharkiest news you can get fresh from the media machine: This is a chart (click image) showing the female shark's wayward wanderings after its release in the Santa Barbara Channel on Sept. 7. Its tag was set to report to scientists at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in five months, but it popped free prematurely on Oct. 8 at 6 a.m.. It was recovered near the backside of San Miguel... Read Full Story
The San Diego Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the world! Operated by the Zoological Society of San Diego and stretched on 100 acres the zoo has over 4000 animals of more than 800 species.
A guided tour bus and a gondola lift are provided for the visitors. The Skyfari (the lift) gives the San Diego Zoo guests an unique aerial view of the animals in their habitat environments and it also travels fast between the opposite ends of the park.
Red Panda
Flamingoes
Giraffes
Skyfari
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We just got back from another awesome trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We were just there about a year ago and I continue to be impressed by the place. Have you ever been there? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. Here are mine: For those of you who have never been - put it on your bucket list. It's amazing. It really is. In my opinion, it's a little more catered towards short people (aka: kids) but it's still appealing and interesting for all ages - that even includes the hard to... Read Full Story
The young white shark brought to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on August 27 has now been released back into the wild after 11 days on exhibit. She was captured on August 16 in Santa Monica Bay and has now been safely returned to the same waters. During her stay at the Monterey Bay Aquarium she lived in their million-gallon Outer Bay exhibit, but despite her relatively roomy accommodation she only fed once and the staff decided that she would be better of in the wild.
A white shark
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