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Being thrown in at deep end suits aquaristMonday, February 08, 2016
A young Bermudian aquarist is making waves in some dangerous waters at the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada.
BERNEWS: “Most Fascinating Person” Choy Aming
Friday, January 22, 2016
Bernews has launched their "10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015" series, and our very own Choy Aming was the first featured video.
Residents invited to hurricanes talk
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Bermuda Weather Service director Kimberley Zuill will present a free lecture on hurricanes at the Bermuda Zoological Society next Thursday.
Video: “Most Fascinating Person” Choy Aming
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
The “10 Most Fascinating People of Bermuda 2015″ series begins this evening with the first video release featuring Choy Aming.
Work to begin on new aquarium entrance
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Construction work on a new entrance area to the aquarium is expected to get under way this week.
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Published Aug 30, 2018 at 8:00 am (Updated Aug 30, 2018 at 8:00 am)
Long life: Charlotte outlived average harbour seal life span (Photo by Nicola Muirhead)
The oldest harbour seal at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has died at the age of 35.
A Bermuda Zoological Society spokeswoman said the seal, named Charlotte, died of complications from cancer last Thursday.
The spokeswoman for the Flatts attraction added: “At the venerable age of 35, Charlotte was already beyond harbour seal life span of approximately 25 to 30 years when she began to show signs of illness.
“BAMZ staff actively treated her for several weeks before deciding to stop and keep her comfortable.
“She was active, eating small amounts and loved back and belly rubs from her keepers right up until the end.”
Charlotte was born in captivity in 1983 at the Huntsman Marine Lab of New Brunswick, Canada, and was the mother of two other seals at BAMZ, Ariel and Calico.