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A bird can say THAT?
40 minutes ago
40 minutes ago
Today's episode is all about the Aquarium's Ambassador Birds! These animals live behind the scenes and come out for presentations like Birds Shorts, which happen daily in our Honda Pacific Visions Theater. We are joined by Aviculturist Heather who teaches us about the different types of birds she cares for, their stories, and helps us interview our first non-human guest.
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Tuesday May 07, 2024
How do we clean the blue whale model?
Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
On today's episode, we are joined by Environmental Services Supervisor Keisha Leonard to learn all about how her and her team keep the Aquarium squeaky clean. Keisha has been a part of our Aquarium for almost 20 years and shares some of her favorite memories along the way.
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
What's the stingray shuffle?
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Welcome back to Aquarium of the Podcific! We are off to a ray-ly good start this season with Aquarist Sarah Nevarez. Sarah talks about her experience caring for the aquarium's rays, their behaviors, feeding, enrichment activities, and personalities.
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Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Aquarium of the Podcific Season 2 Coming April 30!
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
We're *almost* back for another season of Aquarium of the Podcific! Our ten-episode season begins rolling out on April 30, 2024. This season covers animals like stingrays, axolotls, birds, and more! Plus, you'll get an in-depth look into Aquarium operations, veterinary care, and conservation programs. Sea you April 30th!
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Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
Tuesday Aug 01, 2023
This week we talk to Podcific's own Erin Lundy all about the mountain yellow-legged frog! Leaping into conservation efforts to aid in the recovery of this species, the Aquarium of the Pacific built a lab space to care for these critically endangered amphibians native to California’s mountain regions.
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Learn more about the Aquarium's mountain yellow-legged frog conservation efforts on our website.
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Building New Exhibits and Maintaining our Aquarium
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
What does it take to maintain a world-class Aquarium? World-class teams! Today on Aquarium of the Podcific, we are joined by Mike Davis and Reed Edwards to discuss the duties of their respective teams and what it was like building the new exhibits inside our reimagined Southern California Gallery.
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The reimagined Southern California Gallery is now open!
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Octopuses
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's an octopus double feature! This week we have Aquarium of the Pacific's own Brooke Hernandez talking to us about her experience caring for the giant Pacific octopus, and Octonation founder Warren Carlyle discussing his work in creating the world's largest octopus fan club.
TikToks:
Diving with an octopus
Octopus habitat
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Links:
Learn about sustainable seafood
Volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific
Octonation - The Largest Octopus Fan Club!
Watch Octonation x AOP's Interview with an Octopus
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Diving at the Aquarium
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Let’s take a dive! Dive Safety Officer Rachel Cushman joins us to talk about diving inside the Aquarium of the Pacific’s habitats.
TikToks:
Rachel and the grouper
Diving inside our largest habitat
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Links:
Spot our divers on live webcams powered by explore.org
Watch Rachel’s full TikTok Live Dive
Learn more about our Volunteer Diver Program
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Penguins
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Tuesday Jul 04, 2023
Lovable, goofy, and slightly terrifying? That’s penguins for ya! This week, Aviculturst Ashley Loper joins us to talk about our funny feathered friends. The Aquarium of the Pacific is home to a waddle of Magellanic penguins, see them in our June Keyes Penguin Habitat on your next visit!
TikToks:
THAT’S what penguins sound like?!
Penguin mouths
Penguin physical
Penguins have knees!
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Links:
Watch our penguins webcam, powered by Explore.org
Penguin Conservation at the Aquarium
Learn more about Magellanic Penguins in our Online Learning Center
Make responsible seafood choices
Our roster of penguins
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Sea Stars
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
We’re seeing stars! Erin and Madeline are joined by Aquarist Jen Burney this week to talk about sea stars and other echinoderms.
TikToks:
How stars move
These are not starfish
Basket star baby
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Links:
Learn more about the sunflower sea star on our Online Learning Center!
Sunflower Star Lab
Erin Lundy
Erin Lundy is the Aquarium’s Conservation Coordinator and an Animal Care Specialist. She works closely with marine mammals, as well as endangered amphibians. She is directly assisting the Aquarium’s Saving Species efforts, most recently with the mountain yellow-legged frog project.
Madeline Walden
Madeline Walden is the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Digital Content and Community Manager. She manages and creates content for the Aquarium’s social media channels, an audience of over 3 million.