Mid-morning on a Wednesday it’s not so crowded although buses of children did arrive from time to time, it was easy to find a place to stand for as long as you’d like in front of any of the exhibits. Alex and Carol joined me and then Merlyn came by for lunch at Shenanigans.
There’s a Black Rockfish and a Kelp Rockfish. I don’t know which this is, or it could be something else entirely since I’m asking google’s AI so who knows. “Both are species of rockfish (genus Sebastes), which encompasses over 100 species with a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes. They are long-living fishes, with some species living up to 200 years.”
I thought the hand in the back was cool-looking.
Blue-banded Goby (also known as a Catalina Goby). This little guy was one or two inches long.
Purple-striped Jellyfish (Chrysaora colorata), a species primarily found off the coast of California.
Probably another Rockfish.
The lorikeet exhibit is very fun. There’s a huge aviary for dozens of people to wander around in and over a hundred birds flying about. What’s a flock of lorikeets called? A chattering, which is perfect.
It’s included to get in and you can pay $5 for food guaranteeing birds will find you very attractive.
Wow, that’s a shark and the largest ray I’ve ever seen.
It was so delightful to hear all the kids shouting out “It’s Rubber Ducky..Look look at Rubber Ducky!”.
Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix), also commonly known as a spotted porcupinefish. It puffs up with water making spines visible.
