Visit to New England Aquarium, Boston (Part 2)

This is a post in continuation of my previous post "Visit to New England Aquarium (Part 1)". In this post I have listed clicks of:

• Penguins
• A whale skeleton
• Longnose Gar
• Red bellied Piranha
• Dying poison arrow frog
• Green sea turtle
• Northern Fur Seal and
• Few anonymous fish

The descriptions are majorly taken from names plates kept in front of individual fish tanks in the aquarium.

The Aquarium is home to more than 80 penguins who live in a bustling colony found on Level 1 of the aquarium surrounding the Giant Ocean Tank. The Aquarium breeds African penguins as part of a species survival plan and promotes education programs about penguins.

African Penguin

Rockhopper Penguins

Apart from the Giant Ocean Tank one of the eye catching monument that you get to see once you enter the aquarium at level 1 is huge skeleton hanging from the ceiling. It may look like a dinosaur skeleton, but it is actually the skeleton of a juvenile North Atlantic right whale. The Right Whale Research Blog describes a lot about these incredible, but unfortunately critically endangered, animals.

35 feet whale skeleton

The Aquarium estimates that there are only about 430 individuals of this species still around. In fact, the name right whale comes from the fact that they were considered the right whale to hunt, due to their slow movements and the fact that they float after they’re killed. I picked up these details from the New England Aquarium site page.

Longnose Gar

Red bellied Piranha

Description: All 20 or more Piranha species are equipped with powerful, vice-like jaws. Some such as the red bellied here, use knife like teeth to slice the flesh of their prey. Other species of Piranha crush seeds, fruits and nuts.

Dying poison arrow frog

Description: Frogs live everywhere in the Amazon, from the depths of river to the heights of forest canopy. Wherever they go they somehow find a watery place to mate and reproduce.

Green sea turtle 

Though above clicks may not indicate the actual size of this turtle but as a note I would like to mention that this is a very big turtle and watching it swim in the  Giant Ocean Tank (with all live coral around it) is a marvelous experience. More details regarding this species of turtle on New England Aquarium link.

Northern Fur Seal Swimming upside down

Northern Fur Seal About to dive under water

Anonymous Turtle

Anonymous Fish

As I have mentioned in my previous post for New England Aquarium, there are lot more species of fish to watch and experience than what I have listed in my two posts here. Usually you don't even get to take pictures of all of them due to light conditions. Don't miss an opportunity (in case you get one) to visit this place.