{"id":866,"date":"2019-08-15T07:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T14:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2019.longbeach.wordcamp.org\/?p=866"},"modified":"2019-10-23T00:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T07:10:08","slug":"aquarium-of-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longbeach.wordcamp.org\/2019\/aquarium-of-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Aquarium of the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Featured on Bones, Season 5, Episode 18<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Aquarium
Aquarium of the Pacific<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sharks, Penguins, and More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Formerly named the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific<\/strong>, our city’s aquatic menagerie has been a local attraction since it opened in 1998. The aquarium features beautiful tanks filled with unusual species, a cool walk-through Lorikeet Forest, sharks, penguins, marine mammals and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Edie,
Edie the blue whale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Meet Edie the Blue Whale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enter<\/strong><\/a> the aquarium through a two-story entry hall dominated by Edie<\/strong>, a life-size, 88 ft. long anatomically correct fiberglass model of a blue whale, the world\u2019s largest mammal. Right outside the aquarium you can catch a whale-watching cruise, with a good chance of spotting wild whales practically any time of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Blue Cavern tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Blue Cavern Tank<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Past the whale\u2019s tail, you’ll encounter the 142,000 gallon three-story Blue Cavern tank<\/strong>, which houses animals native to the waters surrounding nearby Catalina Island. This is the tank where Brennan and Booth found a skeleton in the Bones episode, \u201cThe Predator in the Pool”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then wander through two floors of fascinating tanks and exhibits. Don\u2019t miss the sea otter, the leafy sea dragons (like sea horses but way cooler) and Peter’s personal favorite, the Sarcastic Fringehead. He\u2019s not much to looks at, but what a \u2018tude!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And don\u2019t forget to pet a shark!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More Aquarium Creatures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n