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Zoo-goers Advisory: Hess Presents the Bronx Zoo’s Wild Winterland Dec. 6–7, 13–14, 20–21, & Dec. 22–Jan. 4, 2009

Learn About Grey Seals Like harbor seals, grey seals are members of the true seals family. To identify the difference between harbor seals and grey seals, just look at their head. Grey seals have more like a straight face and a larger nose. Generally speaking, males are often darker than females, and they are much larger...Photo ©Ocean Park Academy

The Psychology of Behavioral Husbandry Learn about commonly used terms in animal trainings such as breakdown, bridge, conditioning, target and extinction. These terms are the basic knowledge for trainers and keepers to get an animal to do the correct behavior. Information provided by New York Aquarium's Behavioral Husbandry/Matt L.

New ZooTalk Keep up to date on zoos, aquariums, animal transfers, and many others in the new ZooTalk page! The first two investigations were taken place in the New York Aquarium and Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, NY. Click to see what happened! This new page is currently applied to NY Zoos and Aquarium, as well as Ocean Park Hong Kong only. Photo ©Matt L.

Rare Out-of-Towners at Mystic Aquarium The New York Times The John G. Shedd Aquarium has temporarily transferred seven beluga whales and four Pacific white-sided dolphins to the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration in Connecticut. The dolphins are the first at Mystic since 2001. They'll live in the Aquatic Animal Study Center, which will be open to the public for the first time. Photo ©Matt L.

Pinniped Point If you like sea lions or any other pinniped species, you may check out this brand new forum, created by a Brookfield Zoo regular, where you can discuss with other people about pinnipeds and possibly other marine mammal species that live in zoos and aquariums around the world. (Pinniped Point is not run by ZooBlog) Photo ©Matt L.

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