Author: Intern
New Patient Admitted: Triton
Our newest patient, a yearling male grey seal, was admitted to the National Marine Life Center’s animal hospital on Monday, July 30th. He was picked up by the International Fund For Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue Team from Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, and was directly admitted to our hospital. He was named “Triton” […]
On Rounds
Every Tuesday morning, our patients get a checkup. These weekly checkups are called rounds. During rounds, they are examined, given any necessary treatments, weighed, and otherwise poked and prodded to ensure their good health. Rounds are always very interesting to observe – the veterinarian on staff, Dr. Rogers Williams, always reveals some really interesting medical […]
What is Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD)
Reptiles require sunlight to truly flourish. Most reptile species do not absorb Vitamin D very well, so exposure to ultraviolet light is needed for reptiles to manufacture their own Vitamin D. This is something very important to keep in mind because Vitamin D (especially D3, the active form of Vitamin D) is vital to calcium […]
What a summer!
There is no other way to describe this summer at the National Marine Life Center besides amazing. After the first few weeks slowed down the education programs picked up and I found myself assisting in the Little Flippers and Marine Animal Medical Mystery programs. Eventually the other interns and I ran the programs on our […]
Spoiler Alert! – Mermaid Ball Auction Items
Come one, come all to the fifth annual Mermaid Ball! As many of you know the Mermaid Ball is the National Marine Life Center’s premiere fundraising event. We invite mermaid lovers a-like to join us Saturday August 25th 2012 from 6-10:30 PM at Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee. Tickets are available on-line, over the phone by […]
NMLC’s 5th Annual Mermaid Ball (Update)
Lets Play Where All the Mermaid Do By: Anonymous Tonight I want to invite you to play Deep under the ocean where the mermaids stay Let’s leave our troubles behind And savor the magic we are bound to find We will play with the fishes And fulfill our wishes Let’s dance with the creatures of […]
Summer Internship Commences
It’s been quite an interesting start to my summer internship here at the NMLC. My first day was at the Burrage Pond turtle release event where I finally met all the other interns and staff. Being my first time in these lands, I had yet to acquire that oh so critical sense of direction and […]
Alisia’s Exciting First Weeks At NMLC!
When I first learned that I had been accepted as a 2012 Summer Intern at the National Marine Life Center the words excited and overjoyed could not describe exactly how I felt. Being only in college for two going on three years, internships do not come easy and I was a bit nervous for my […]
The 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals
Last week I had the opportunity to attend (for my first time) the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals organized by the Society for Marine Mammalogy. The conference took place from November 27-Dec 2nd in beautiful downtown Tampa, FL. Kicking off the conference was an icebreaker event at the Florida Aquarium on […]
Spooky Sea Creatures & Our Spooky Splash
It is that spooky time of year again! To get ready for Halloween, the NMLC put together some information and photos about some scary looking sea creatures. The oceans are full of some real life sea monsters… there are certainly more than the 13 listed below! Perhaps some of these will inspire creative Halloween costume […]
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🍦New Patient Alert🍦 Introducing the first harbor seal pup of the season, meet S'mores! S'mores is a male maternally dependent harbor seal pup who was
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Happy #SealSaturday! In this video, Neapolitan showcases his impressive Jedi mind tricks on a Jolly ball. He demonstrates remarkable agility and playfulness as he effortlessly
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Hello everyone! Today was a special day as we bid farewell to one of our grey seal patients, Vanilla Bean, earlier this morning at Sagamore