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Northern fur seal

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Shut up. 

I don’t have to be in the water all the time. 

Mudskipper, New England Aquarium, Boston

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“I don’t know how it works or why it works, but as long as they get released again, I don’t really care whether it was my treatment or the acupuncture treatment that made them get better.” — Dr. Charles Innis, head veterinarian at the New England Aquarium

Learn more about the acupuncture treatments at the sea turtle rescue hospital.

Turtle acupuncture

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I found Dory even before the movie comes out!

Palette surgeonfish at the New England Aquarium, Boston.

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Turtle Spotting

This is the Aquarium biologist who was responsible for keeping us updated on the Sea Turtle Trek’s whereabouts. Thanks, Adam! He’s also one of the dedicated folks who help rehabilitate rescued turtles for the past several months, just so we could get to this moment. Swim free, turtles!

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Nice one Adam!

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Ready, Set, Swim!

A total of 52 turtles were released from a beach in Florida, a historic event in the effort to save these endangered species.

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High-tech Turtle Care

You can only find this fantastic picture on our social networks! Click the image to see more pictures of our rescued turtles getting some top notch care at an invaluable partner hospital on our Rescue Blog.

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Seadragon in motion (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Learn more about this rare Australian species.

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Super slow motion video: They change colors, they’re related to octopus, their name is cute. Cuttlefish are amazing! But seriously? You don’t know the half of it… WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW. More pictures and details

Store away this for your waking nightmares.

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Kids learn about animals on the New England Aquarium’s new touch screen info panels.

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What a webcast: We had an awesome Google+ Hangout on Air today with researchers in Antarctica today! Take a look, in case you missed it. They showed us around a bit, talked about changes in the local penguin populations over the last years and gave a great inside look into climate change research.

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A rare turtle, a rarer event: A leatherback turtle found stranded last week was rehabilitated at the New England Aquarium. He was released back into the wild this weekend. See the VIDEO.

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In Space, Flames Behave in Ways Nobody Thought Possible

A composite false-color image of fire in space. The bright yellow traces the path of a drop of fuel, shrinking as it burns, producing green soot.

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Natural reaction to seeing a multicolored lobster.

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