Aquarium News

• Shedd Aquarium offering free admission to Illinois residents on 12 days in September
  
  If you live in Illinois, you can check out the Shedd Aquarium for free on select days next month.
  ABC News.  Friday, 23 Aug 2019.
• Fidel Castro's crocodile bites man at Swedish aquarium
  
  The man, in his 70s, had been delivering a speech when he was bitten by the animal.
  BBC News.  Wednesday, 21 Aug 2019.
• Shedd Aquarium seeks help naming its newest penguins
  
  The Shedd Aquarium is asking for suggestions to name its two new Magellanic penguin chicks, which have both been identified as female.
  ABC News.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.
• Korean fashion designer builds 'wheelchair' to help his disabled goldfish
  
  Fashion designer Henry Kim, 32, is an aquarium enthusiast who keeps over 20 goldfish in three different tanks in his house in Seoul, South Korea and who built the remarkable device.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 19 Jul 2019.
• Michelle Obama hires stunning $23 million Hollywood Hills home with its own open-air shark tank
  
  The former First Lady is believed to have rented a spectacular new property in Hollywood Hills on Monday and Tuesday. The home has been dubbed the Shark House due to its open-air aquarium.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 11 Jul 2019.
• Calamarigraphy? Aquarium gets silly with weird squid facts - CNET
  
  The Monterey Bay Aquarium offers up a thing that makes you go hmm.
  CNET.  Tuesday, 9 Jul 2019.
• Dunhill Menswear Introduces A New Vibrant Capsule For Summer Called Aquarium
  
  dunhill introduces a new vibrant and directional capsule for summer called Aquarium - a limited edition collection featuring hand-painted prints inspired by iconic Aquarium lighters from the dunhill archive. Originally launched in 1949
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 22 May 2019.
• Aquarium of the Pacific plans to wow visitors with new immersive theater
  
  The sky is nearly black, with dark clouds skidding across the horizon, thunder rumbling, lightning flashing. Then a puff of wind ruffles my hair, drawing me deeper into the storm. I'm not outside. ...
  Los Angeles Times.  Friday, 17 May 2019.
• Europe's biggest aquarium loses last hammerhead shark
  
  The last of 30 hammerhead sharks at the largest aquarium in Europe has died just eight years after they were first introduced.
  Sky News.  Monday, 29 Apr 2019.
• Trilobites: Romeo, Meet Juliet. Now Go Save Your Species.
  
  The Sehuencas water frogs in a Bolivian aquarium hit it off, but Romeo might need a little more practice before they succeed in reproducing.
  New York Times.  Monday, 1 Apr 2019.
• The Desert X Biennial Features Land Art Designed For Catastrophic Sea Level Rise
  
  The sprawling Desert X Biennial in southern California's Coachella Valley is famous for art that is conceptually audacious and visually arresting, as exemplified by a giant Superflex sculpture inspired by aquarium furnishings.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019.
• Aquarium apologises after 'thicc' sea otter tweet
  
  A California aquarium has apologised after unwittingly appropriating African American vernacular to describe the voluptuous body of a female sea otter.
  Sky News.  Friday, 21 Dec 2018.
• Aquarium Points Out Anatomical Error in Apple's Squid Emoji
  
  The siphon is not where it should be, and it has been that way for years.
  Mental Floss.  Thursday, 6 Dec 2018.
• Five Ways Cultural Institutions, Landmarks and Zoos Are Prepping for Hurricane Florence
  
  Many museums are closing their doors, while zoos and aquariums are moving their animals indoors
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 13 Sep 2018.
• After Being Stolen in Baby Stroller, Miss Helen the Shark Is Back at San Antonio Aquarium
  
  Two men and one woman are suspected of swiping Miss Helen in a planned heist
  Smithsonian.  Monday, 6 Aug 2018.

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