The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium got a little wetter than usual last Thursday.  That’s because a small octopus (about the size of your fist) disassembled the water return valve in its’ tank and flooded the new floors of the aquarium.  Luckily for the octopus there was enough water left in the tank to stay alive, [...]

Today, divers have many choices where and when to dive.  However, the cost of travel has become a real issue.  But never fear, there are places throughout the US and in the world where divers can experience diving with sharks and other animals somewhere near their home.  Below is a partial list of places, some [...]

The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, announced it will increase its size of 8 million gallons of water to 9.5 million, by adding a dolphin habitat which will include a dolphin show and encounter.  Already, billed as the “world’s largest aquarium, the expansion will increase the size and number or animals available for viewing.
Previously scubaology.com wrote about the Whale [...]

I was really suprised when I heard about Swimming with Sharks in Minnesota.  But at Mall of America they offer a “Swim With Sharks” adventure at the Mall’s  Underwater Adventure Aquarium.  It is costly at $185.00/dive.  The price includes the following;

a behind-the-scenes tour
a dive in Fisherman’s Hollow (fresh water dive with fish native to Minnesota lakes)
a [...]

I recently found out about the Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas Virgin Island.  There are many different activites for adults and children including:

snorkeling in a shark pool
a touching ray pool
an undersea observatory over a living coral reef

and much, much more.  Your park admission even includes access to Coki Beach, which is right next to [...]

Captive shark had ‘virgin birth’ 
 
The bonnethead is a species in the hammerhead group
Female hammerhead sharks can reproduce without having sex, scientists confirm.
The evidence comes from a shark at Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska which gave birth to a pup in 2001 despite having had no contact with a male.
Genetic tests by a team from Belfast, [...]

The Georgia Aquarium has a webcam link to their new baby Zebra Sharks at,
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/exploreTheAquarium/webcams.aspx
They’re living in a tank apart from the big fishes that live in Ocean Voyager, where the youngsters began life in seed pods deposited by a female zebra shark.
The baby sharks — pups, they’re called — are in good health. When they [...]

Brookfield Zoo opens a new Stringray petting pool (video). Visitors can reach over the wall and touch one of the nearly 2 dozen stringrays in the 16″ pool. Most are cownose rays and there are a few Southern Stingrays. The cost is $2.00/non-members and $1.00/members.

OK, I have seen it all almost.  Now comes the Fish and Flush toliet aquarium.  It evens glows in the dark.  The aquarium has a 2.2-gallon capacity, which is a convenient size, easy to clean and maintain. So when you have to go…..go Fish………….and Flush.

 
 
CHICAGO Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium will kick off a five-day promotion tomorrow by offering free general admission until Friday (2/19 – 2/23).
The aquarium will also discount admission for its Oceanarium and Wild Reef sections.
The promotion is part of a celebration of the aquarium’s “Lizards and the Komodo King” exhibit that will be at the Shedd until [...]