Heal the Bay Aquarium
| Heal the Bay Aquarium | |
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Los Angeles County, California, USA | |
| No. of animals | 717 |
| No. of species | 104 |
| Website | healthebay |
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Heal the Bay Aquarium, previously named the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium, is a private-public aquarium at a California State Beach Park managed by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors, located beneath the
As Heal the Bay's marine education, advocacy, and community science facility, it is open to the general public and attracts more than 100,000 visitors from around the world per year (approximately 15,000 are students). This facility offers educational programs, activities, and special events dedicated to marine conservation, pollution prevention, and environmental education.
Species on display include:
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Chordata
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Arthropods
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Octopus incident
In February 2009 the two-spotted octopus managed to manipulate the pipe connection that takes care of draining the water tank. Two hundred gallons of water from the valve flooded the visitor space.[2][3] The event received significant media attention.[4][5]
External links
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9753939-2-5.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Pool, Bob. "Octopus floods Santa Monica Pier Aquarium". L.A. Times. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Borrell, Brendan. "Are octopuses smart?". Scientific American. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ Brulliard, Karen. "Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down pipe to ocean". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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