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Today in Squeeee: Otter Family Playtime at the Seattle Aquarium

Audrey — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:30:50 +0000

In the latest cute video care of the Seattle Aquarium, the gang's all here: the now month-old female otter pup, mom Aniak, and dad Lootas. Because who wouldn't want to laze about in a kiddie pool full of ice?

Hot Octopus-on-Octopus Action, Care of the Seattle Aquarium

Audrey — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:30:32 +0000

If you've ever wondered what it looks like when two octopuses get it on, wonder no more. The good folks at the Seattle Aquarium set up two of their eight-armed friends for Valentine's Day and filmed the subsequent union.

Wanted: Puget Sound Sea Lion Killer

Audrey — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:30:52 +0000

Woodland Park Zoo has a Valentine's Day event too: all day Saturday the animals will receive special treats for the big day, from heart-shaped ice pops to herbal bouquets and heart-shaped steaks.

Zoo News Roundup: Otter Edition

Audrey — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:45:13 +0000

So head to the Aquarium to catch the pup while she's still fluffy. Otters typically begin to shed their fluffy pup fur at about six weeks--and by ten weeks her coat will like an adult's. The upside of losing all that fluff? Then the pup will be able to dive, which means plenty of swimming lessons from her mama. And just in time! Otters learn to open shellfish (by biting or pounding shells together on their chests) when they're about three months old.

Pour One Out for Seattle Aquarium Seal Big Al

Audrey — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 01:00:22 +0000

It's a sad day at the Seattle Aquarium, as nineteen-year-old northern fur seal Al was euthanized this morning. Al had a rather auspicious life, considering that after a disorienting ocean storm and a half-mile trip on land through forests, the months-old pup was discovered in a cow pasture in Hoquiam in January 1993.