| Update on baby harbour porpoise 'Daisy' - 108 sec
This baby harbour porpoise was found stranded on a beach near Victoria, British Columbia. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans brought her to the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre (MMRC), where she was immediately placed under 24 hour care. Originally injured and starved, the baby - named Daisy - couldn't swim on her own and needed someone to hold her up. A creative volunteer made a special sling for her to rest in. Although her chances of survival were first expected to be less than 10%, Daisy has beaten the odds and is on the road to recovery. As of October 2, 2008, Daisy is still gaining weight and is swimming without her sling for most of the day. She's even starting to dive and play with toys.
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 | | Nyac: famous holding-hand otter dies - 84 sec
Nyac one of the two famous otter-holding-hands YouTube stars and long-time resident of the Vancouver Aquarium died on September 23, 2008. She was one of the last surviving sea otters from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. Nyac came to the Vancouver Aquarium in 1989 as one of the few young survivors of the oil spill. She not only survived the traumatic event, but she overcame incredible odds and became the only known survivor to have successfully had a pup. On November 9, 1993, Nyac gave birth to a healthy female pup, Kipnuk. This event was considered miraculous due to the internal damage she had sustained. During her 20 years of life, she won the hearts of members, visitors, volunteers and staff at the Vancouver Aquarium. She inspired many people as they learned about sea otters and the issues that face them in our waters today. She was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia a few days before her death. This cancer has not been previously reported in sea otters, but it is associated with contact with petroleum in other species. So even in death, Nyac will continue to provide vital information on the long-term effects of oil exposure.
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| | Tag Tribute - 107 sec
Since 1980, more than 80% of the world's Steller sea lions have vanished. Tag took part in ground-breaking studies that are helping researchers understand why. He arrived at the Aquarium when he was two weeks old and charmed many visitors with his playful and charismatic personality. He died of oral cancer on July 1, 2008. Tag was a beloved ambassador for sea lions, and his life is a gift to the people he touched and the scientists he helped.
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| | Humpback lunge-feeding off British Columbia - 27 sec
This lunge-feeding humpback whale was filmed in Juan Perez Sound in the proposed Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
It's likely feeding on a soup of krill, Pacific herring and Pacific sardines (aka pilchards). After disappearing for almost 50 years, sardines reappeared in British Columbia's waters in 1992, and have been increasing in numbers ever since. They migrate here from California every summer to feed on plankton, including krill. Scientists think that warming waters is one of the reasons they're coming back to B.C. waters.
The humpbacks have come back too. Since the late 1990s, humpback whales have begun to rebound from the whaling moratorium set in 1967. In 2004, 387 individual humpback whales were confirmed to live in B.C.'s waters.
But as more humpbacks return to our waters, more entangled animals are being reported along our coast. Just recently, a young humpback, entangled in multiple crab trap lines, has been spotted numerous times in the waters around southern Vancouver Island. Find out more: http://wildwhales.org/?p=123
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| | Baby Beluga Nursing - 30 sec
It's a latch!
Qila, a beluga, gave birth to her first calf at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
This newborn calf latched on and nursed for the first time at 12:06 a.m., June 11, 2008, meeting another of her critical milestones within eight hours of birth.
Beluga calves do not suck. Instead the mother squirts the milk into her calf's mouth. The frilly-edged tongue of a baby beluga helps it to form a seal when nursing.
Every day of this calf's new life contributes to our limited knowledge of beluga birth and calf development, so we're watching Qila and her calf around the clock to monitor bonding and nursing behaviours. The watch will continue for several months and will record all the calf's developmental milestones.
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| | Beluga Birth (Reverse Angle) - 24 sec
It's a girl!
Qila, a beluga, gave birth to her first calf at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
You're hearing the voice of Dr. Marty Haulena, Aquarium Veterinarian, relaying information of critical first milestones of the successful birth and the first breath of the newborn calf to the animal care.
This newborn beluga is:
1.35 metres long and weighs about 50 kilograms
slate grey -- she will gradually lighten as she matures
wrinkled for the first few weeks
adorable
making history -- she's the first calf in Canada to be born to an aquarium-born beluga.
Qila, a first-time mom, was born at the Aquarium on July 23, 1995.
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| | Beluga Birth - 70 sec
It's a Bouncing Baby Beluga!
Qila gave birth to her first calf at 4:28 PM Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
This newborn beluga is:
about 1.5 metres long and weighs more than 50 kilograms (at birth)
slate grey -- it will gradually lighten as it matures
wrinkled for the first few weeks
adorable
Qila was born at the Aquarium on July 23, 1995, and is now a mom herself.
Her trainers are monitoring her and the newborn calf to give her calf the best chance for survival. Watch a video of Qila's ultrasound on our YouTube channel.
This is Qila's first calf and like any new mammal mom she is learning how to care for her baby. One of the first few milestones the veterinary staff will be looking for is bonding and nursing.
In preparation for the birth, two of the belugas (Imaq and Kavna) were moved to the Aquarium's research area behind the scenes.
The move gives Qila the space she needs to bond and nurse her calf. It also minimizes the distractions to her as she establishes a nursing pattern with her newborn calf.
Aurora, Qila's mom, will stay with her as a companion.
Imaq and Kavna will return to join Qila and her calf once the staff are certain that mom and calf are ready to widen their social circle. Imaq is the father of Qila's calf.
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| | Comb Jellies - 61 sec
Comb Jelly - Beroe spp.
These beautiful comb jellies are oval-shaped, with eight rows of tiny comblike plates that they beat to move themselves through the water. As they swim, the comb rows diffract light to produce a shimmering, rainbow effect. Voracious predators on other jellies, some can expand their stomachs to hold prey nearly half their own size. Jellies are simple creatures with few specialized organs. Most jellies can detect chemical traces in the water that allow them to locate food, and many are equipped with a gravity-sensitive structure, called a statocyst, that gives them a sense of up and down in the water.
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| | Dolphin Jump - Fast & Slow - 140 sec
And that's a breach! Pacific white-sided dolphins are one of the most acrobatic dolphins in the world, and they're often seen breaching in the wild -- seemingly just for fun. This is a slow motion video of Helen, a 17 year old Pacific white-sided dolphin at the Vancouver Aquarium. Helen came to the Aquarium from Japan's Enoshima Aquarium. She was brought to the Aquarium in the fall of 2005, along with another named Hana, to form a social pod with the Aquarium's other two Pacific white-sided dolphins, Spinnaker and Laverne.
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| | Slow Motion Dolphin Jump - 136 sec
And that's a breach! Pacific white-sided dolphins are one of the most acrobatic dolphins in the world, and they're often seen breaching in the wild -- seemingly just for fun. This is a slow motion video of Helen, a 17 year old Pacific white-sided dolphin at the Vancouver Aquarium. Helen came to the Aquarium from Japan's Enoshima Aquarium. She was brought to the Aquarium in the fall of 2005, along with another named Hana, to form a social pod with the Aquarium's other two Pacific white-sided dolphins, Spinnaker and Laverne.
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| | False Tomato Frog - 99 sec
Frogs Forever?
http://www.vanaqua.org/frogs/
False Tomato Frog (Dyscophus guineti)
The world is facing what may be the single largest mass extinction event since the time of the dinosaurs: as many as half of the world's 6,000 known amphibian species could be wiped out in our lifetimes.
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| | Frogs Forever? - 32 sec
Frogs Forever?
http://www.vanaqua.org/frogs/
Video Credits:
Agency - Taxi Canada Inc.
Production - Spin West
Editing - Slim Gin & Tonic
Audio - GGRP
Frog Footage - Vancouver Aquarium
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| | Bullfrog Ballet - 131 sec
Frogs Forever? ... only if we leap in to save them. There's a global crisis facing amphibians -- frogs, toads and salamanders -- they're vanishing before our very eyes.
Bullfrog Ballet
Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are native to the eastern North America, from Canada as far south as Florida, but they're invading British Columbia, where the Vancouver Aquarium is located. They were introduced here in the early 1900s by people wanting to farm them for their legs.
As you can see, they'll eat just about anything that will fit into their mouth. They can easily tip the delicate balance of nature in places where they are not naturally found.
Ironically this widely introduced species is disappearing in Ontario, Canada -- part of its natural range.
See these frogs in person at the Vancouver Aquarium
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It's a global crisis
We could lose up to one-half of the world's 6,000 known amphibian species in our lifetime, resulting in the single largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
We're losing them to habitat destruction, pollution that includes household chemicals and pesticides, climate change, and over-harvesting for food, but the most deadly cause is a disease called the chytrid fungus.
It's a crisis that has sparked the Vancouver Aquarium to take action.
"Frogs Forever?" a new exhibit at the Aquarium trains the spotlight on the plight of the world's frogs, with tips on how we can help save them.
It's part of the global initiative to save frogs launched by Amphibian Ark (a coalition of research and conservation groups that include zoo and aquariums), which has declared 2008 The Year of the Frog.
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| | Pregnant Beluga B-Roll - 157 sec
Valentine's Day announcement: Beluga pregnancy at the aquarium! Staff at the Vancouver Aquarium are very excited about 12-year-old Qila's pregnancy. She was born at the Vancouver Aquarium to mom Aurora (and father Nanuq, currently on a breeding loan to SeaWorld) on July 23, 1995. Her entry into the world marked the first time that a beluga whale was conceived and born in a Canadian aquarium. A photo of that momentous occasion ran in the December 1995 issue of Life magazine. The gestation period for beluga whales is 14 -- 16 months. Qila's calf is due this summer, in July or August. Ultrasound results and blood tests show that Qila and the calf are in good health.
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| | Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue - 127 sec
S.O.S - Save Our Seals! Donate Now: http://www.vanaqua.org/mmrr/support/donate.php
Over the past 45 years the Vancouver Aquarium has rescued and rehabilitated almost 2000 marine mammals. If you see a distressed marine mammal: Stay back, keep pets away, observe from a distance and report your observations to the local authorities.
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue
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| | Alaska Eye Candy - 126 sec
Pribolif Islands of Alaska off the Bering Sea. Home to a diverse group of animals including auklets, cormorants, tufted puffins and northern fur seals.
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| | Fur Seal Decline - 38 sec
There is something wrong here. The northern fur seal population On St. Paul, the largest of Alaska's Pribolof Islands, has fallen by over 70%. This has a worldwide impact as 70% of the worlds fur seal population breeds here. There are now fewer than 1 million northern fur seals left.
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| | Arrival of rescued seal pup - 95 sec
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The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Program retrieves one of the first abandoned seal pups of 2007.
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| | Vancouver Aquarium - rescued seal pup - 107 sec
S.O.S - Save Our Seals! Donate Now! http://www.vanaqua.org/mmrr/support/donate.php
Rescued pup, summer 2007 at the Vancouver Aquarium's Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. Over the past 45 years the Vancouver Aquarium has rescued and rehabilitated almost 2000 marine mammals. If you see a distressed marine mammal: Stay back, keep pets away, observe from a distance and report your observations to the local authorities.
Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue
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| | A view into a womb: A pregnant dolphin's ultrasound - 24 sec
In early 2007, Vancouver Aquarium staff determined that Hana, a 12-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin, living at the Aquarium was pregnant. Aquarium staff were monitoring her pregnancy using ultrasound. Unfortunately, she miscarried on May 22, 2007.
Because Pacific white-sided dolphin pregnancies are relatively rare in aquariums, every one of Hana's ultrasounds gave us essential information not only on Hana and her fetus, but also about this species' physiology and life history in general.
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