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When School Is Out, Aqua Camps Is In!
Are you looking for an exciting adventure on days off during the year? Let us provide an enriching camp experience. Each camp includes animal encounters, hikes through the Aquarium, crafts, science experiments and time at Explore A Shore (weather permitting). Camp is designed for children in grades K-5th. Each AquaCamp day is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Morning and afternoon care is FREE with early drop-off starting at 8 a.m. and late pick up until 5:30 p.m. Lunch is available, please call for price. To register, call (813) 273-4015.
Dec. 18-22 Animal Clues Fees: $175 Members $233, Non-members, Lunch-$32.50
Hunt for animals by the clues they leave behind. Each day a new clue will be uncovered by investigating skulls, scat, tracks and fossils. Travel to dig in a fossil pit to find ancient relics of animals that lived in Florida many years ago.
Dec. 27-29 Sharks
Fees: $105 Members $140, Non-members, Lunch-$19.50
Become shark savvy by exploring what makes sharks great predators. Watch sharks being fed, look inside a shark as we dissect one, search for shark teeth and observe different shark jaws to identify different sharks that live in the ocean. We will go to Explore A Shore if weather permits.
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Parking Update for Aquarium Members
Just in the past three months, the Aquarium has added a special members only lane to our parking lot. This lane allows you to easily enter the parking lot by bypassing the manned lane for paying customers. To enter, simply enter your member ID number located on your membership card into the keypad at the gate. Please note: some of our membership cards feature a symbol that looks like a “u” with dots over it, or a smiley face: ü. This symbol is not a zero and should not be entered when you punch your member number into the keypad. The cards featuring this symbol primarily were printed before April 2006, but the new ones no longer feature it. If you would like to have a card that features just your member number without the confusing symbol, feel free to stop at the Guest Services desk, and we will reprint a new membership card for you. If you have any questions, please call 813-273-4030.
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Loggerhead Turtle Released Near Naples
Wednesday morning more than 100 people on Vanderbilt Beach in Naples were delighted by the sight of a large male lagerhead turtle returning to the open waters of the Gulf. Biologists from The Florida Aquarium returned Fuego to the Gulf after a two-month rehabilitation following an illness which may have been caused by red tide. Susan Coy, veterinary technician at The Aquarium, said Fuego was brought to shore by fisherman when he was found lethargic off the coast of Naples. Firefighters used stretchers to carry the sea turtle, weighing more than 250 pounds, off the beach. He was then brought to The Florida Aquarium where he spent the last two months under the care of Aquarium biologists. "Basically, we waited," said Coy. "Fuego needed time for the toxins in his system to clear out." The return to the gulf prompted applause from the crowd of interested onlookers gathered on the beach.
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Holiday Members Only Night
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Monday, Dec. 18 6 to 9 PM
Free for Aquarium Members; additional guests of Members are $5 each. Please RSVP to 813-273-4030 or membership@flaquarium.org by December 15.
School will be out of session for Christmas break, so celebrate the holidays at our annual Holiday Members Only Night! Santa Claus will be making a special appearance at this family-friendly event. The Florida Aquarium is proud to welcome Lynne Cherry, author and illustrator of over 30 award-winning children’s books. Her best-selling books such as The Great Kapok Tree and A River Ran Wild teach children to respect the earth. Lynne's books were inspired by her love of the natural world and in her newest book, The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle, Lynne teaches us the importance of protecting mangroves in a story about fish, birds, dolphins, manatees and other creatures that depend upon mangroves to survive. Lynne is scheduled for a family lecture during Members’ Night, and she will be available for book signings. The Great Kapok Tree and The Sea, the Storm and the Mangrove Tangle will be available for purchase.There will also be a special visit from our resident penguins, Sunny and Sandy, at 7 p.m. We will have holiday-themed arts and crafts tables set up throughout the Aquarium. All exhibits will be open, and the gift shop and Café Ray will offer special discounts to members. Have a Merry time with your friends at The Florida Aquarium!
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Members Get 'Magical' Discount
Florida Aquarium members can receive a special members discount rate to a one-day only presentation of OZ-MOSIS, the magical humor of Christopher Oz, at the Museum of Science and Industy. OZ-MOSIS will be at noon and 3 p.m. on Sunday, December 3. Present your membership card for either MOSI or The Florida Aquarium to receive the discounted rate of $10 for adults and $8 for children. MOSI is located in North Tampa at 4801 E. Fowler Avenue. For more information, go to www.mosi.org.
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