Watery Wonders for children 4 and 5. Saturday Breakfast with the Zookeepers for children ages 6-8. Animal Behavior Processes, published by the American Psychological Association. Bloom New molecular probes used to identify toxic diatoms allowed researchers to link a bloom of these algae to the deaths of more than 400 California sea lions in Monterey Bay during May and June 1998. A new study at Oregon State University, just published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, has shown that several frog, toad and other amphibian species, especially at their more vulnerable larval stages, can be highly susceptible to fairly low levels of nitrate and nitrite exposure.
Mussels are the same delicacy often found next to the lobster and shrimp on a seafood buffet.
It's the moment the world has been waiting for. Dr Ebbe Nielsen, reports that the bug, a small water strider, is harmless to computers. Found at altitude in mountain streams of southeast Queensland and northeast NSW, this true bug is about two millimeters in length and lives on the surface of the water in quiet areas of freshwater streams. Canid Sign to Feature Big Dog Big Dogs Sportswear and the Big Dog Foundation have entered into an agreement with the Zoo which will benefit both organizations. The Big Dog Foundation will fund an educational sign about the canids of the world which will be located by the Channel Island Fox Exhibit.