Visit to the New England Aquarium

Hey all! This weekend my parents came to visit us, and we took a trip to the New England Aquarium in Boston. This place is definitely worth a visit if you're interested in nature at all--it has a ton of exhibits with a huge variety of species! I took a bunch of pictures there and I thought I'd post some of them for you.

Hey there.

Several of the pics are unfortunately blurry because those darn animals just wouldn't stop moving to pose for me! But I hope you like them anyway. There are a lot, so I'll put them after the jump...



The first exhibit we visited was the shark and ray touch tank. Sting rays are very slimy!

Here you can see a shark and a ray snuggling together under a rock, while another swims by:

Meanwhile, this ray was doing his best to blend in:

My favorite exhibit was probably the jellyfish room. They are so alien-looking, it's hard to believe we're distantly related to them!

These guys reminded me of the underwater enemies from the old Mario Bros. games:

Piranha: a face only a mother could love. (I didn't see the second one lurking in the corner at first!)

The tail end of an electric eel. The display made a noise every time the eel gave off an electrical impulse, which was pretty neat!

A gang of seahorses. The one in front seems to be examining those little crabs:

A cute little starfish:

One of the exhibits is a giant cylindrical tank that you can view from all angles and heights. I got a great pic of this giant sea turtle's shell:

This sea lion was just relaxing by the pool (and someone's glasses!):

Meanwhile, these ones were having a good time in the water:

Penguin feeding time!

And a tiny little cuttlefish looking very chill:

Finally, some of the beautiful coral, anemones, and various other lifeforms:

Like I said, if you find yourself in Boston with some spare time, definitely consider going to the New England Aquarium! They have an IMAX theater and whale watching boats too!