She gives her time and talent to the animals that live in our Shore Gallery. She was featured in a special Tide Pool edition of Takeover Tuesday.
Margaret is an aquarist who works with a variety of saltwater fish. I get one shot a year and if it doesn’t work, I have to try and figure out why.” Dan also wrote a Takeover Tuesday for World Penguin Day. He says his favorite part of his job is penguin breeding. He’s taking care of Victoria the penguin. He spends most of his day cleaning and caring for our cold weather penguins in Penguin Palooza. It helped her stay cool during her molting process.ĭan is our senior penguin biologist. Introducing Victoria to her “snow spa” behind the scenes.
Our biologists have taken part in such projects as freshwater mussel studies here in Kentucky and sea turtle headstart programs in North Carolina. We at Newport Aquarium play our part as well. Conservation is a vital consideration at any aquarium. Our biologists realize that there is more to their work than simply taking care of the animals right in front of them. And if the need arises, our biologists work closely with our Vet Team to address any issue. Daily observation of the animals helps to spot a problem before it starts. Health care is always on the mind of a good biologist. “My favorite part of working with jellyfish is the culturing and propagation.” Learn more about Ty in his Takeover Tuesday: World of the Octopus Edition. He leads team in the care for Simon the Octopus and the Jellyfish. Ty has a passion for the invertebrates at Newport Aquarium. They are a reminder to everyone that the health of our oceans is very important.” “I love corals because they are colorful, challenging, and confusing to many people. He also helps out in our Seahorse Gallery with the Ribbon Dragons and Dwarf Seahorses. “I love that I get to take care of many different kinds of animals. Because of this, she helps take care of a little bit of everything. She was first featured in our Animal Experience Specialist Takeover Tuesday. The way they change from their fish lifestyle as a tadpole to becoming a frog has always fascinated me!” #NZKW While she is in charge of the care of our alligators and venomous reptiles, there is a special place in her heart for the frogs of Frog Bog. We featured Erin in A Day in the Life of a Herpetologist. “I love working with Shark Central because it has sharks from all over the world.”Įrin works with our reptile and amphibian collection. One of his favorite tanks to work with is our shark touch tank, Shark Central. Scott did our first Takeover Tuesday blog post. He is an aquarist, a plumber, and one of the local news station’s favorite interviewees.
Scott feeds Shark Central in the morning.
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