Category: Animals
The Horseshoe Crab
The horseshoe crab (family Limulidae) is a strange creature that remains a fascinating topic for scientists everywhere. They are not “crabs”, but living fossils. Today, they still resemble their Jurassic relatives. They are some of the favorite food items of sea turtles along the East coast. There are five pairs legs under the horseshoe-shaped body. All […]
Please welcome the first new patient of 2014!
On April 30th 2014 around 1pm, Seacoast Science Center staff arrived with our first new patient of 2014! “Belmont” is a harbor seal pup that was found at Seabrook Hampton Harbor in New Hampshire. The pup is probably only a day old because it still has it’s umbilicus attached and has not yet shed it’s […]
Ride to Release: Photo Journal
On the morning of Sunday April 13th 2014, seven endangered Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles were readied for a 24-hour trek to Jacksonville, Florida where they would be released. Cherry (#32), Raphael (#34), Julia (#35), Thetis (#36), Marina (#37), Shosho (#38), and Squirt (#39) were admitted to the National Marine Life Center in November […]
NMLC to Offer Week Long Summer Program: Discover Marine Animals
The National Marine Life Center is pleased to announce the launch of a new week long summer program for kids to “Discover Marine Animals”. Over the years we have received a number of requests for a week long summer program for students, so we are excited to offer this opportunity to our patrons! Dive into […]
The Fat Lady is Singing
So this is it, my final days working here at NMLC. For those of you who might not know me, I signed on with NMLC as the fall/winter intern and have been working here on Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays since September. Before I started my internship here, my only significant accomplishment was graduating from college. […]
Marine Life of the Cape Cod Canal: The Right Whale
After a full day volunteering in the hospital, I had the privilege of hearing Lindsay Hirst talk about her passion: the North Atlantic Right Whale. I learned a lot about the life of this endangered whale species. Cape Cod has the right environment for copepods, the favorite food of the Right Whale. It uses its […]
Turtle Release in Florida!
Seven of the eleven endangered sea turtles currently in rehabilitation at the National Marine Life Center will be released near Jacksonville, Florida on Monday morning, April 14. Each of the turtles stranded last November on Cape Cod suffering from cold stunning, which is a severe form of hypothermia. The turtles were all rescued by Mass […]
My Work at the NMLC
I started doing work with the Red Bellied Cooters a few short weeks ago. So far I’m loving it. I get to go home to my younger sister (who is a huge turtle lover) and brag about what I get to do all day. I started an internship here through my school. Instead of going […]
The Ridley in the Library with the Candlestick, right?
Did you know that the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was at one time considered the most mysterious turtle of the Gulf coast? According to prominent sea turtle naturalist Archie Carr, the ridley was maddeningly perplexing. Recently I have been reading Dr. Carr’s accounts of his experiences searching for sea turtles throughout the Gulf coast and […]
Thomas C. McGowen Fund For Animals Awards NMLC with Grant Funds
The National Marine Life Center in honored to report that we will be the recipient of $5,000 in funding from the Thomas C. McGowen Fund for Animals in 2014. The grant funds were awarded to NMLC in order to install seawater discharge piping in our marine animal hospital, and install a seawater cooling system on […]
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🍨 New Patient Alert 🍨 Meet Rum Raisin! Rum Raisin is a female harbor seal weanling who was rescued by our friends at Seacoast Science
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We've made it to Wednesday folks, so you know we are ready to go with this week's #WishlistWednesday post! The number one item at the
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It's #turtletuesday time!