Animals

African Cichlid

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Cichlids are one of the largest families of fish, with more than 1,600 described species.

African Penguin

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African penguins stand about 24 to 28 inches and are characterized by their single band of black feathers that cuts across the breast and a circle of featherless skin surrounding each eye.

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African Penguin

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African penguins stand about 24 to 28 inches and are characterized by their single band of black feathers that cuts across the breast and a circle of featherless skin surrounding each eye.

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American Lobster

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The American lobster, also known as the Atlantic lobster, is the largest species of lobster. Depending on its diet, genetics, and exposure to light, its color can vary from greenish brown to bright blue.

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American Lobster

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The American lobster, also known as the Atlantic lobster, is the largest species of lobster. Depending on its diet, genetics, and exposure to light, its color can vary from greenish brown to bright blue.

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Argentine Horned Frog

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Argentine horned frogs rarely move, hiding on the forest floor partially covered with leaves, waiting for potential meals to scurry by.

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Axolotl

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Axolotls live exclusively in a small lake complex near Mexico City. These animals had great cultural importance in Aztec mythology, with the name axolotl (Nahuatl: atl, “water” and xolotl, “monster,” aquatic monster) coming from the god Xolotl.

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Bamboo Shark

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Get up close with white spotted bamboo and brown banded bamboo sharks in our Touch A Shark Exhibit, presented by Humana.

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Bamboo Shark

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Get up close with white spotted bamboo and brown banded bamboo sharks in our Touch A Shark Exhibit, presented by Humana.

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Cold Water Invertebrates

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Check out a variety of cold-water invertebrates from the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest, including sea stars, anemones, and spot prawns.

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Cold Water Invertebrates

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Check out a variety of cold-water invertebrates from the rocky shores of the Pacific Northwest, including sea stars, anemones, and spot prawns.

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Common Clownfish

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Clownfish are famous for their symbiotic relationship with anemones. Anemones, related to jellyfish, can sting animals that touch their tentacles. However, clownfish have protective slime that covers their bodies so that the anemones do not sting them.

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Corals

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Corals are ancient animals that live in large colonies and are related to jellies and anemones.

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Eels

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The Aquarium is home to several eel species you can see hiding or slithering around in various exhibits.

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French Angelfish

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French angelfish are often confused with their close relative, the gray angelfish. French angelfish have black scales edged with bright yellow, while gray angelfish lack the yellow trim.

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Queensland Grouper

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The Queensland grouper, also known simply as the giant grouper, is the world’s largest bony fish found in coral reefs, weighing up to 800 pounds when fully grown.

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Giant Pacific Octopus

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The giant Pacific octopus is one of the largest octopuses in the world and has eight arms, each covered with more than 280 suction cups (about 2240 in total).

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Giant Pacific Octopus

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The giant Pacific octopus is one of the largest octopuses in the world and has eight arms, each covered with more than 280 suction cups (about 2240 in total).

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Great Hammerhead Shark

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The great hammerhead shark is the largest of nine different species of hammerheads in the world.

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Great Hammerhead Shark

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The great hammerhead shark is the largest of nine different species of hammerheads in the world.

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Green Sea Turtle

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The green sea turtles are large, hard-shelled turtles, weighing up to 700 lbs. and measuring up to 5 ft. Green sea turtles are unique to their species in that they are primarily herbivores.

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Green Sea Turtle

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The green sea turtles are large, hard-shelled turtles, weighing up to 700 lbs. and measuring up to 5 ft. Green sea turtles are unique to their species in that they are primarily herbivores.

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Hippo Blue Tang

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The blue hippo tang is a species of surgeonfish with many common names, including the royal blue tang, regal tang, and palette surgeonfish.

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Nile Hippopotamus

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Hippos are the world’s third largest land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos, weighing up to or over 4,000 pounds and measuring up to 5 feet tall at their shoulder.

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Horseshoe Crab

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Horseshoe crabs are one of Earth’s oldest creatures and are often referred to as “living fossils,” predating the dinosaurs by more than 200 million years.

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Horseshoe Crab

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Horseshoe crabs are one of Earth’s oldest creatures and are often referred to as “living fossils,” predating the dinosaurs by more than 200 million years.

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Moon jellyfish

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Moon jellyfish are named for their translucent moon-like body and can be identified by the four glowing circles seen through the top of their bell.

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Laughing Kookaburra

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The Laughing kookaburra is the largest of the kingfishers, but unlike its relatives, it prefers a diet of rodents, reptiles, and insects over fish.

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Lined Seahorse

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Though it might not look like it, seahorses are actually fish and are closely related to pipefish and sea dragons. They do not have scales like most other fish but have bony plates below the skin that act like a suit of armor.

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Little Blue Penguin

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Known for their striking slate-blue feathers, Little blue penguins are the smallest species of penguin in the world, growing an average of 13 inches in height and weighing in at just 3 pounds on average.

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Little Blue Penguin

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Known for their striking slate-blue feathers, Little blue penguins are the smallest species of penguin in the world, growing an average of 13 inches in height and weighing in at just 3 pounds on average.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Loggerhead sea turtles are known for their massive heads, strong jaws, and reddish-brown heart-shaped shells.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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Loggerhead sea turtles are known for their massive heads, strong jaws, and reddish-brown heart-shaped shells.

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Mata Mata Turtle

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The matamata turtle is a large, sedentary freshwater species found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

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Mata Mata Turtle

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The matamata turtle is a large, sedentary freshwater species found in South America, primarily in the Amazon and Orinoco basins.

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Milk Frog

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The name “milk frog” comes from the poisonous white secretion this frog produces when threatened.

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Northern Diamondback Terrapin

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The Northern diamondback terrapin is known for its diamond-shaped markings on its shell and is the only turtle species in North America that inhabits brackish waters.

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Northern Diamondback Terrapin

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The Northern diamondback terrapin is known for its diamond-shaped markings on its shell and is the only turtle species in North America that inhabits brackish waters.

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Nurse Shark

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The nurse shark is a common, coastal, bottom-dwelling shark that can use its large front fins to “walk” on the ocean floor.

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Nurse Shark

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The nurse shark is a common, coastal, bottom-dwelling shark that can use its large front fins to “walk” on the ocean floor.

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Pacific Blacktip Reef Shark

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Pacific blacktip reef sharks are a moderately-sized species known for their brownish-gray bodies, short, bluntly rounded noses, and black and white on the tips of their first dorsal fin.

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Pacific Blacktip Reef Shark

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Pacific blacktip reef sharks are a moderately-sized species known for their brownish-gray bodies, short, bluntly rounded noses, and black and white on the tips of their first dorsal fin.

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Pacific Sea Nettle

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Pacific sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with reddish tentacles and can be found along the West Coast of the United States.

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Pacific Sea Nettle

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Pacific sea nettles have a distinctive golden-brown bell with reddish tentacles and can be found along the West Coast of the United States.

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Poison Dart Frog

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Caution: These little frogs pack a deadly punch! Their vibrant colors are nature's way of saying, "Stay away!"

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Red-bellied Piranha

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Piranha are known for their razor-sharp teeth and relentless bite. The word piranha translates to “tooth fish” in the Brazilian language Tupí.

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Red Lionfish

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The Red lionfish, also known as the turkey fish or fire-fish, are known for their venomous dorsal spines capable of producing painful, though rarely fatal, puncture wounds.

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Sand Tiger Shark

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The sand tiger shark is a large, slow-moving shark notable for its menacing, needle-like teeth. Despite their scary appearance, sand tigers are relatively peaceful sharks.

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Sand Tiger Shark

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The sand tiger shark is a large, slow-moving shark notable for its menacing, needle-like teeth. Despite their scary appearance, sand tigers are relatively peaceful sharks.

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Sandbar Shark

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The sandbar shark, also known as the brown shark, is the most common shark species along the mid-Atlantic coast and is commonly found over muddy or sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters such as bays, estuaries, harbors, or the mouths of rivers.

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Sandbar Shark

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The sandbar shark, also known as the brown shark, is the most common shark species along the mid-Atlantic coast and is commonly found over muddy or sandy bottoms in shallow coastal waters such as bays, estuaries, harbors, or the mouths of rivers.

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Silky Shark

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The Silky shark is named for the smooth texture of its skin, which is made up of densely packed scales called dermal denticles. It is one of the most abundant shark species and can be found in tropical waters worldwide.

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Silky Shark

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The Silky shark is named for the smooth texture of its skin, which is made up of densely packed scales called dermal denticles. It is one of the most abundant shark species and can be found in tropical waters worldwide.

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Common Snake-Necked Turtle

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The common snake-necked turtle gets its name from its extremely long neck, which, in some cases, can be as long as its shell. It’s also a type of side-necked turtle, meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.

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Common Snake-Necked Turtle

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The common snake-necked turtle gets its name from its extremely long neck, which, in some cases, can be as long as its shell. It’s also a type of side-necked turtle, meaning that it bends its head sideways into its shell rather than pulling it directly back.

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Stingrays

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Stingrays are commonly found in the shallow coastal waters of temperate seas, spending most of their time inactive and partially buried in the sand.

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Surinam Toad

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The Surinam toad is typically found in the rivers and streams of South America. These toads do not have teeth or a tongue, so they use their webbed-like front feet to handle food and swallow their prey.

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Vietnamese Mossy Frog

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The Vietnamese mossy frog gets its name from its appearance, which looks much like, you guessed it, moss! The mossy frog's red, green, and black coloration and uneven, bumpy texture enable it to blend in among mosses and lichens within its habitat.

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