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ThylacineAlive said:
Spotted Seal?! :eek: I'm guessing since it's with the other seal it's a permanent resident? Of course I finally revisit the aquarium to see the fur seal and then they get an even rare species!

~Thylo
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When did you visit the aquarium? Siku seems to have gone on exhibit in November. She may be difficult to tell apart from the Harbor Seals :p
You can just make another visit after Memorial Day, and get paddlefish on your list as well. :D
 
BeardsleyZooFan said:
When did you visit the aquarium? Siku seems to have gone on exhibit in November. She may be difficult to tell apart from the Harbor Seals :p
You can just make another visit after Memorial Day, and get paddlefish on your list as well. :D
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I visited in November :p Right after Thanksgiving. I do recall seeing a seal I assumed was an odd looking Harbor so I'll need to take a closer look at my photos! Does the zoo still keep two ssp of Harbor Seal? Are they both exhibited together?

I have seen paddlefish while in England of all places! I see from the video that some sturgeon species has arrived as well. Any idea what else will go in the new exhibit? Perhaps the gar?

~Thylo
 
ThylacineAlive said:
I visited in November :p Right after Thanksgiving. I do recall seeing a seal I assumed was an odd looking Harbor so I'll need to take a closer look at my photos! Does the zoo still keep two ssp of Harbor Seal? Are they both exhibited together?

I have seen paddlefish while in England of all places! I see from the video that some sturgeon species has arrived as well. Any idea what else will go in the new exhibit? Perhaps the gar?

~Thylo
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The aquarium has both Atlantic and Pacific Harbor Seals in Pacific Northwest. An article from last year states that they have 5 Atlantic and 1 Pacific. Have a one-on-one encounter with a seal at Mystic Aquarium
 
How many northern fur seals does the aquarium have at the moment? Also, are the Steller's sea lions still on exhibit or are they all gone?
 
zoo_enthusiast said:
How many northern fur seals does the aquarium have at the moment? Also, are the Steller's sea lions still on exhibit or are they all gone?
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When I visited at the end of last year they had one adult Northern Fur Seal and three rescued pups. The sea lions were off-exhibit for an enclosure cleaning or something but they should be back on-show by now. I believe they have either 0.2 or 0.3.

~Thylo
 
Thank you! Do you remember if the adult fur seal was a female or a male? Also, their website only mentions California sea lions, so I hope they do have Steller's still.
Sorry for all these questions, but I will be driving by Mystic in June on the way to Boston, will have very little time, but, since I have never photographed Steller's sea lions, or male fur seals before, seriously consider to have a quick visit. But I will be very disappointed if the sea lions turn out to be Californian:(
I'll be also visiting New England Aquarium on the same tour, and they have northern fur seals, but I think they don't have any adult males.
 
I want to say their fur seal is a male but not entirely sure tbh. I'll also be very upset if the Steller's are gone, though I don't think they are. There's also an unsigned Spotted Seal in with the fur seals and Harbor Seals so keep an eye out for that.

~Thylo
 
NVP said:
Yep. Also, since the new whale, Natasha, is 37 years old, I don't know if she should be bred or not.
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I had the same thought as well. I remember only a few years ago the aquarium had 2.2 whales but they've never been very successful in breeding them unfortunately.

~Thylo
 
Natasha is for all intents and purposes a non-breeder. She had a calf or two in her younger years, however it has been well over 20 years since her last birth, despite being housed with multiple breeding males.

Rather a shame mystic keeps getting perpetually stuck with non breeding females. They offer one of the larger beluga habitats in the US, and are located rather northerly, which seems to lend more success with the whales. They've housed males who were successful breeders, but alas, it was their females that were and continue to be the issue.
 
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