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The Real Sponge Bobs

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The beloved animated series, SpongeBob SquarePants , is the wonderful creation of animator Stephen Hillenburg. What you may not know is that...
Victor
18 Jan 2016
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World's Largest Animal Migration Every Night!

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Marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal is the first to dive into and record the largest migration on Earth. The "vertical migration" is the...
Victor
9 Jan 2016
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Far North Marine Reserve

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Have you ever gone fishing and come back empty-handed? Have you ever been snorkelling and there's not much to see? There used to be seven times as...
Victor
6 Jan 2016
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Emperor Penguins Need Cooling Off In Winter!

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Emperor penguins huddle for warmth during the deep Antarctic winter. However, new research has found that they only stay in a huddle for about 50...
Victor
12 Dec 2015
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Soy Fish Food Better Than Fish

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Research supported by the soybean industry is looking to convert some farm-raised fish into vegetarians. South Dakota State University fisheries...
Victor
5 Dec 2015
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Aquariums Save Animals in Wild

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When pup 681 (later known as Luna) first arrived at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, she wasn’t able to use her paws to eat, and the animal care team had to...
Victor
30 Sep 2015
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Last Sea Silk Weaver

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Silk is usually made from the cocoons spun by silkworms - but there is another, much rarer, cloth known as sea silk or byssus, which comes from a...
Victor
4 Sep 2015
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DNA Proves Octopuses Are "Aliens"

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Octopuses are aliens — or, at least, so vastly different in their genetic makeup that they might as well be considered out of this world. Scientists...
Victor
26 Aug 2015
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Walking Fish May Invade Oz

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The climbing perch, which can live without water for six days, has spread across Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and is believed to be advancing...
Victor
19 Jun 2015
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Diving With The Urchin King

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A mile or so off the coast of Point Loma, six-foot swells rock the Erin B. The old 35-foot boat pitches and yaws like a bull ride in a saloon while...
Victor
3 Jun 2015
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Nice little place they have down there by the water. Good place to go for a quick and fun outing. Interesting seeing all the various types of marine life they have in one building.

Archie

 

The Island Bay Marine Education Centre's  Bait House Aquarium  is an interactive marine experience based in Island Bay on Wellington's south coast.There are  lots of different sea creatures on display including a couple of octupuses, sea horses, lobsters to name a few.  You can also gently touch and handle starfish, sea cucumbers, sea anemones, crabs and other sea life found in the local rock pools outside.There's far more inside than you would expect. The volunteers and expert staff are  very friendly and helpful. It is really reasonably priced and we were all entertained for ages. Really good fun and educational too. Definitely worth checking out with the family.

Haydn

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