It’s a very sad day at the Seattle Aquarium as we say goodbye to Barney, the beloved 39-year-old harbor seal. The post Farewell to Barney appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

The 2025 Legislature is now in session and there are a LOT of bills to advocate for. Which one matches your advocacy style? The post Quiz: Discover your advocacy style and learn about bills in the 2025 legislative session appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, making this the perfect time to introduce you to a few of the species in our care that form bonded—sometimes even lifelong!—pairs. But before you get too starry-eyed…not surprisingly, relationships in the animal kingdom are quite different from human relationships. Animals may pair up for a moment, a […] The post Get to know some of the Aquarium’s cutest “couples” appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

Part 2 of our Tattoos of the Seattle Aquarium series! Get to know five more individuals and the inspiration behind their oceanic ink. The post Marine ink-spiration: Tattoos of the Seattle Aquarium, part 3—tropical edition appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

This year, the Seattle Aquarium welcomed beautiful sharks and rays to the warm waters of our Ocean Pavilion expansion. These animals came from other accredited zoos and aquariums or were diverted from the commercial fish trade. But in the ocean, large fishes like these are disappearing, mainly due to human activity. Sharks and rays, along […] The post Shark and ray populations halved in just 50 years, but solutions offer hope appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

How many hairs do you have on your head? Most humans have about 100,000, give or take a few. But sea otters have anywhere between 500,000 and 1,000,000 hairs per square inch of skin—meaning that one inch of a sea otter’s fur has between five and 10 times the number of hairs you have on […] The post The densest fur of any animal on Earth: All about sea otters appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

They all start with the letter C, obviously! But there’s more: It turns out that they all can have a role in reducing the effects of the winter blues. Here in the Pacific Northwest, many of us struggle with what’s been called the Big Dark—the often gray, chilly, wet and dreary stretch of days in […] The post What do candles, cozy clothes and clownfish have in common? appeared first on Seattle Aquarium ..read more

Get to know us! Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment , and what inspires their work ..read more

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Get to know us! Inspiring Conservation of Our Marine Environment , and what inspires their work ..read more