Coconut Octopus grows and opens jars

http://vimeo.com/28020083 In the three months since we put an Amphiocotpus marginatus we collected in the Philippines on display at the Steinhart Aquarium, the octopus, named Fontenelle, has been engaging visitors to the aquarium. Fontenelle is in plain sight 95% of the time, often in interesting ‘lookout’ poses, playing with toy squid and toy octopus, or […]

Steinhart researchers bring back new species

From ABC SF http://vimeo.com/27471171 PHILIPPINES (KGO) — At the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, the staff tries to create exhibits that are both beautiful and educational, but do no harm to the environment. That was part of the mission on a recent trip to the Philippines; ABC7 was the only television station […]

Justifications – my home tank is educational?

From Reefs.com blog Some reefkeepers feel the need to justify their aquariums, they seem to feel the need to make their home tank more than a hobby. I can understand that feeling, especially in the face of those who characterize the way we get the animals for our boxes of coral as ‘raping the reef’ […]