The Life Aquarist

A little kiss on the head.

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Anyone out there want to be an aquarist with me in Branson, MO? WE’RE HIRING. The Aquarium at the...

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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Cownose rays are THE BEST. Big ol water puppies. A fun fact- they have little flaps that come down...

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Archie is VERY impatient.

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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There’s not too much of a difference honestly. I’m not going to say specific locations...

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Juvenile angelfish sometimes look vastly different from their adult counterparts. Pictured is an...

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Hi! I’m Dani. I have a degree in Marine Biology/Psychology from CSUN. I work with three male North American River Otters named Baxter, Ryer, and Shasta at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. I’m from SoCal. I have worked/interned/volunteered at the following facilities- Long Beach Aquarium, Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, Los Angeles Zoo, Cameron Park Zoo, Marine Mammal Center, Aquarium of the Bay. Use my Ask box for: Anything at all. I don’t bite, but I am hilarious. Lets be friends.

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She’s gonna have a crick in her neck after sleeping like that.

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My blog is 9 years old today. ✊🏻

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My daily touch pool maintenance. I love all the babies in this exhibit.

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Fish are weird

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Ever seen a cownose stingray yawn?

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Hey! Touch pools at *good* zoos and aquariums are designed in a way that the animals have choice...

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Like all sharks, bonnetheads have electroreceptory sensory pores called ampullae of Lorenzini (pores...

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Like all sharks, bonnetheads have electroreceptory sensory pores called ampullae of Lorenzini (pores...

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