Mon Oct 5, 2015, 05:55 PM
mnhtnbb (30,629 posts)
At the Vancouver Aquarium
Just a few shots.
Beluga whale--no dorsal fin, presumably an adaptation to make swimming beneath ice easier [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Splendid garden eel [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Chester, the false killer whale [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Sea lions (females) poking through ice to find fish snacks [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Do you see the seahorses? [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
There was a small Amazon jungle exhibit that included wildlife other than fish. Blue fronted Amazon parrots [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Red ibis [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
Sleepy sloth--napping high up in a tree [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
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Author | Time | Post |
 At the Vancouver Aquarium (Original post) |
mnhtnbb | Oct 2015 | OP |
| NV Whino | Oct 2015 | #1 | |
| mnhtnbb | Oct 2015 | #4 | |
| Solly Mack | Oct 2015 | #2 | |
| mnhtnbb | Oct 2015 | #3 | |
| Solly Mack | Oct 2015 | #6 | |
| mnhtnbb | Oct 2015 | #7 | |
| NV Whino | Oct 2015 | #5 | |
| mnhtnbb | Oct 2015 | #8 | |
| NV Whino | Oct 2015 | #9 |
Response to NV Whino (Reply #1)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:50 AM
mnhtnbb (30,629 posts)
4. I think he was grinning.
Response to mnhtnbb (Original post)
Mon Oct 5, 2015, 06:36 PM
Solly Mack (89,376 posts)
2. I like Chester. He looks like a lot of fun.
Response to Solly Mack (Reply #2)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 08:49 AM
mnhtnbb (30,629 posts)
3. Chester came right up to the window to see people. When I was shooting,
Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #3)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 10:33 AM
Solly Mack (89,376 posts)
6. He thought you were offering to be his dinner. :)
Response to Solly Mack (Reply #6)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 05:59 PM
mnhtnbb (30,629 posts)
7. Well, I am a Pisces...
Response to mnhtnbb (Original post)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 09:24 AM
5. I think Chester is trying to overcome the killer in his name.
Response to NV Whino (Reply #5)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 06:15 PM
mnhtnbb (30,629 posts)
8. the aquarium staff " described the animal as an energetic "goofball" who loves humans"
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He was rescued and nursed back to health by the marine staff at the aquarium. They have successfully put him
in the same tank with the remaining white sided dolphin (couldn't get a really good photo of her)--this is the best one I got-- [URL=  .html][IMG] [/IMG][/URL]
and you can read about Chester here: http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/chester+false+killer+whale+stay+vancouver+aquarium+with+video/11083788/story.html?__lsa=a58d-0f1a |
Response to mnhtnbb (Reply #8)
Tue Oct 6, 2015, 07:26 PM
9. Wow, he was an itty bitty guy when he was found
