New England Aquarium

At loggerhead at the Aquarium

adamg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:33:22 -0400

The New England Aquarium reports the rescue of a cold 175-lbs. loggerhead turtle on the Cape on Monday. The turtle is now resting comfortably at the Aquarium. With photos.

Two tagged turtles

adamg — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:08:08 -0400

Adam describes how a couple of recovering sea turtles at the New England Aquarium got tags in preparation for their release into the ocean:

... Both rear flippers are tagged. The area is cleaned with sterile scrubs in order to prevent any infection. This process is not painful for the turtle, and probably can best be described as the pinch you would feel if getting your ear pierced. We also numb the area with lidocaine prior to application, so there is little chance they will feel any discomfort. It is a very quick process, and the turtles are already back in their tanks swimming and don't even notice their new jewelry! ...

With photos.

The penguins must be fed

adamg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:23:50 -0400

More herring!

Glub

adamg — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:20:31 -0500

RDA watches a tank cleaner at the New England Aquarium.

Read more

Municipal musical chairs

adamg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:10:13 -0400

The Herald reports South Boston state Sen. Jack Hart is proposing moving the Aquarium to Southie, City Hall to the Aquarium site and, um, something to City Hall Plaza (ooh, I know, I know: Luxury apartments!).

Of course, the same exact argument made against moving City Hall to South Boston (lack of real mass transit, unless you consider the Silver Line real mass transit) would apply to the Aquarium.

Shahhhks!

Kaz — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:29:06 -0400

A home video captured a shark as it swam up the Charles River and then followed it as it chased a Duck Boat full of people! The Boston Globe has more pictures of the invasion! I don't believe anyone was injured but there has to be more to this.

Pit bulls are so passe

adamg — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:36:51 -0400

Apparently, all the hot young drug dealers now buy snapping turtles to guard their stash. But one dealer's loss is the New England Aquarium's gain.

Speaking of drug dealers, a Roslindale woman learned last week that if somebody's sending you drugs in the mail, you might want to insist on small packages, rather than containers so large the police don't have room in their drug safe to store it after they arrest you.

Innocent until proven guilty, and what sort of name for a killer turtle is "Fluffy?"

Fresh from the tank?

adamg — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:11:17 -0400

Richard posts on the New England Aquarium's upcoming "Celebrate Seafood" dinners.

Aquarium shows off a shark that smokes

adamg — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:52:00 -0400

Waterproof cigarettes?

The day he ate hippopotamus at the Aquarium

adamg — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:16:16 -0400

Jim Sullivan recounts how he came by to be eating hippo - and not just one serving - at the Aquarium.