The aquarium has recently added a permanent river otter exhibit and has a classroom/laboratory space in development. I'm not sure if these new areas take up some of the space of the lesser exhibits at the aquarium (i.e., everything that isn't in the tunnels) or if they occupy expanded space.
Presenting those well known Californian littoral species, the African Pygmy Hedgehog and the Chinchilla. See them porpoising through the waves as they search in vain for desert and mountains respectively.
The aquarium has recently added a permanent river otter exhibit and has a classroom/laboratory space in development. I'm not sure if these new areas take up some of the space of the lesser exhibits at the aquarium (i.e., everything that isn't in the tunnels) or if they occupy expanded space.
That is very possible. Hedgehogs are illegal to keep in California so confiscated animals do end up at zoos (and maybe aquariums).
@FBBird: The San Francisco Bay is full of invasive species so these guys wouldn't be completely out of place there if they could figure out how to swim.
@snowleopard: thanks for the review. This aquarium is definitely a niche aquarium compared to the nearby California Academy of Sciences and (relatively close) Monterey Aquarium, but I agree that it is worth visiting.
@Zooplantman: thanks for the info. It makes sense that they would use existing space.
