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NEWS ABOUT: aquarium

aquarium stories: 10 news summaries

 Shark Babies Born in Bite 

Aquarium stunned by surprise birth

Nov 11, 09 3:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Never mind nurse sharks: A New Zealand aquarium appears to be home to a midwife shark. A shark there bit another in the midsection, effectively giving it a Caesarean section and causing four babies to swim out of the wound as shocked visitors looked on. Staffers found four more babies... More »

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shark • New Zealand • aquarium

 Wandering Manatee Safe in Fla. 

'Ilya' had gotten as far as CT, rescued near refinery in NJ

Oct 29, 09 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ilya, a 10-foot, 1,100-pound manatee spotted in Connecticut waters 2 weeks ago, is safely recuperating at a Florida aquarium before being released back into the wild. Ilya was rescued 2 days ago wallowing in the warm discharge of a New Jersey oil refinery, but neither that nor his... More »

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Florida • New Jersey • Connecticut • oil refineries • animal rescue groups • marine mammals • Manatees • aquarium • Ilya the manatee

(Newser) - Tiger sharks are known for eating anything—including metal junk, other sharks, and people—but the Long Beach Aquarium seems to have landed the world's choosiest one, the Los Angeles Times reports. The new arrival, one of very few tiger sharks in captivity in the US, regularly turns up its... More »

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shark • marine life • aquarium • Long Beach Aquarium

 Whale Saves Drowning Diver 


Jul 30, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A beluga whale came to the rescue of a woman who got into trouble during a free-diving contest at a Chinese aquarium, the Telegraph reports. The woman, who wasn't wearing breathing equipment, suffered cramps near the bottom of the aquarium's Arctic pool and found herself unable to rise. The whale,... More »

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China • whale • marine mammals • aquarium • beluga whale • diver

 Sharks Enjoy a Cuddle 


Jun 3, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aquarium managers are going to begin training sharks with rewards and even hugs after US scientists have discovered that certain breeds of the toothsome fish enjoy human cuddles, reports the Telegraph. "Zebra sharks will even roll over to have their tummies scratched or allow themselves to be lifted... More »

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shark • ocean • fish • captivity • sea • Jaws • training • scientific research • aquarium • Sea Life • animal training

 Popular Porcupine Ads 
 Prod NY Governor 

Activists say state aid cuts will hurt wildlife industry

Mar 20, 09 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s wildlife advocates are hoping an unemployed porcupine can help in a prickly battle with Gov.David Paterson, Audubon Magazine reports. Paterson has proposed cutting $9 million from the state’s 76 zoos, botanical gardens, and aquariums. To convince lawmakers to reject the cuts, opponents are releasing humorous... More »

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New York • zoo • David Paterson • aquarium • botanical garden

 Octopus Muffs Intelligence Test 

What a sucker: 7-foot octopus gets boxed in while trying to unlock lunch

Mar 6, 09 4:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Truman the octopus did a reverse Houdini act at a Boston aquarium yesterday, reports AP. Biologists seeking to keep the 7-foot octopus' brain busy gave him food inside a latched 14-inch cube. But the impatient contortionist skipped the locks and squeezed himself through a small gap in the cube. After... More »

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marine life • aquarium • octopus

 Grabby Octopus Blamed 
 For Calif. Aquarium Flood 

She pulled out tank's water tube

Feb 27, 09 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A curious octopus caused a flood that soaked the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium with 200 gallons of water, the Los Angeles Times reports. A tiny two-spotted octopus “grabbed the tube that pulls out the water and caused it to spray outside the tank,” the aquarium’s education specialist... More »

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California • Santa Monica • aquarium • octopus • Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

 Scientists Confirm 
 Shark's Virgin Birth 

Virginia aquarium blacktip got pregnant without need for shark sperm

Oct 10, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - A blacktip shark at a Virginia aquarium got pregnant despite not having been around a male of her kind for a decade, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Scientists have long suspected that sharks, like some smaller vertebrates, could reproduce asexually but this is only the second confirmed case. Tests showed the baby... More »

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reproduction • shark • parthenogenesis • marine life • aquarium • marine biology

 Thief Nabs Tiny Croc
 From Norway Aquarium 

Dwarf caiman will chomp fingers, but not organs, says director

Apr 1, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A thief has managed to walk out of a Norwegian aquarium with a croc stuffed in a bag, Reuters reports. The 2.3-foot long Schneider's dwarf caiman named "Taggen" was spirited away sometime over the weekend while the aquarium was busy. Police are investigating, and a $5,000 reward... More »

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theft • Norway • crocodile • animal • caiman • Taggen • aquarium

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