Oceans 4Ever

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa Bay has a new guest…actually, a patient. About a week ago, a three month-old river otter pup was brought in to the aquarium’s Center for Conservation injured and not eating well. Good news: he’s bouncing back already and doing very well, but now he needs a name!

Visit the Florida Aquarium’s homepage and cast your vote to name him now. We’re not even going to hint at the choices – go see for yourself! 

Hurry, voting closes Wednesday, March 11th.

More on this pup, otters and the aquarium’s efforts to protect them in an upcoming post. (Photo courtesy of the Florida Aquarium)

We’ll splash it on you soon!

Update 3/11: 9,000 votes for Brandon (after the town where he was found near Tampa Bay)! How about Squeaker for a middle name?

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So, just how big is a newborn baby of the biggest animal on earth? Thanks to National Geographic, you can see for yourself, and get a good look at the first newborn blue whale calf ever caught on film this Sunday night, March 8th, at 8 p.m. (eastern).

For its documentary Kingdom of the Blue Whale, a team of top blue whale researchers traveled to an area west of Costa Rica called “the Dome” which attracts blue whales from hundreds of miles away who are seeking warmer waters in winter. On this January, 2008 trip, these scientists dared only to hope that they’d find the ultimate reward in their line of work: seeing a baby blue whale with their own eyes.

Rocket along the water with these scientists and see if you catch your breath when you first spot both spouts. Catch it this Sunday night – and check out the NG blog’s interview with blue whale scientist Bruce Mate, Director of the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University, for his tale on seeing that “tiny” tail.

Do you think this sighting will be the first of many blue whale calf sightings to come, now that their breeding grounds have been found?

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