national aquarium waterblog

A Side-by-Side Comparison The mix-up is understandable—both puffins and penguins are black-and-white sea birds, have an upright posture and are good swimmers. They both have names that start with “p” and end with “n.” But, the similarities between them pretty much end there. READ MORE Upcoming Events FEBRUARY 3, 2017 • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Black History Month Celebration

Loggerhead Update: We Have a New Hatchling! After Sheldon’s release in North Carolina last week, our team returned with a new hatchling as part of the Loggerhead Head Start program! MEET RAVEN The Not-So-Fast and Furious Get up close with the Aquarium’s youngest sloth, Fern. MEET FERN  Marjorie Lynn Bank Lecture NOVEMBER 10, 2016 • 6:30 PM – 8 PM Jeff Mauritzen, Looking at the World with Wonder: How Adopting a Child’s Perspective of the World Could Help Save It NOVEMBER 17, 2016 • 6:30 PM – 9 PM Israel Sea the Future presented by

Say Hello to the Honeycomb Cowfish This odd-looking fish was recently added to our Lurking exhibit. Native to the western Atlantic Ocean, the honeycomb cowfish can be found from New Jersey and Bermuda, south to Brazil, as well as throughout the Caribbean and Antilles. LEARN MORE Understanding a Living Fossil Horseshoe crabs have existed on our planet for more than 300 million years. Last year, the National Aquarium team headed out to Delaware to learn more about these living fossils. FIND OUT MORE