At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

The Swamp is best known as the home of Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis who's become one of the Academy's most famous residents. Go below for underwater, eye-to-eye views of ...

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From Feb. 13–17, our VIP Tour is getting a Valentine's Day makeover. "Love Is a Battlefield" takes guests behind the scenes of our scientific collections to discover some of the unusual ways species ...

An interactive storytime about how humans are connected to each other and the natural world. Daily, 10:15 a.m. Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, ...

As Academy biologists, we have the privilege of ensuring our African penguins live their best lives. We raise them from chicks, manage their diet, create enrichment and training plans, and conduct two ...

Participants will conduct research with their chosen advisor on a project relating to the discipline of the advisor and student. The program begins with a week-long field trip to the University of ...

Mandarin dragonets live in the western Pacific Ocean, from Hong Kong down to Australia. (Laos and the Federated States of Micronesia have both paid them tribute on postage stamps.) The species has not ...

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Don’t tell Claude, but he’s not the only long-bodied, sharp-toothed, extremely chill species in the aquarium.

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Become a marine biologist for the day and explore the depths of our aquarium to find and identify a variety of marine species. This package includes: Recommended for ages 4 and up. $629 members, $699 ...