Last summer, the Vancouver Aquarium started offering sea otter encounters, and the Straight had the chance to see what it was like to interact a little more closely with the aquarium’s fluffiest ...

Both Cockatoos and Otters are super smart. Otters use tools like rocks to crack open shellfish, while Cockatoos can solve ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is one of the largest and most diverse aquariums in the country. With interactive touch tanks, and otters and penguins to admire, it's also the perfect outing ...

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A pair of adorable polar bear sisters enjoyed some Valentines Day-themed enrichment at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo, footage ...

Consumer Investigator Xavier Hershovitz shows you wise ways to use your hard-earned dollars in the face of a potential trade ...

From amphibians to reptiles to all the creatures living under the sea, Kelly Geck takes care of them all at the Cook Museum of Natural Science, and the Ohio native said she finds the ecosystem in ...

5 fun facts about octopuses Octopuses have a parrot-like beak, which is the only hard part of their body. The plural of octopus is "octopuses" or "octopi," according to Merriam-Webster.Some people ...

From Feb. 13–17, our VIP Tour is getting a Valentine's Day makeover. "Love Is a Battlefield" takes guests behind the scenes of our scientific collections to discover some of the unusual ways species ...

It’s not exaggerating to say that the choice of artificial tank plants can make or break the look of an aquarium. If you are looking for the most realistic artificial aquarium plant for your fish tank ...