Aquariums

A red panda named Paprika was introduced to her potential mate at the Greater Vancouver Zoo recently, as part of a conservation program for the endangered species. After being in quarantine since she arrived from the Toronto Zoo in December, the six-year-old red panda finally met her match, Arun, on Saturday. "I won't say that they are in love, but they are definitely enjoying being together," said Menita Prasad, director of animal care at the zoo. The hope is that the two will produce cubs as part of a species survival…

Sometimes it's not necessary to travel far, dig deep, or climb high to find a new species: sometimes they're hiding in plain sight, as is the case with the redtail garra, which has just been classified as a species of its own.The fish has been a popular choice for people with aquariums since the early 2000s, but for a by-the-book scientific discovery, a species needs to be observed in its natural habitat. That's part of the reason it has gone without an official classification for so long.In this case, experts came…

When Avi Silver settles into work each morning, they usually put a YouTube video titled “2 Hours Of Chill Shrimp To Work/Study/Relax” on their living room TV.“It has shrimp, it’s great, it’s so relaxing,” they said. “And then at the one hour and 22-minute mark, it gets inexplicably funky for about four minutes, and then goes back to being chill. It’s a whole experience.”Silver, who works in publishing from their home in Hamilton, Canada, is one of the millions of people who have streamed the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s…

Just as elephants were retired from Ringling Brothers circus in 2016, several members of Congress have proposed legislation that would prohibit the capture and breeding of certain whale species for public entertainment at theme parks and aquariums. The legislation would affect animal parks that put orca whales on display, such as those at SeaWorld in San Diego and Florida, as wells as whale shows at several other aquariums and parks across the nation. The bill’s authors say whales are extremely bright, social mammals that…

The 21st century equivalent of the souped-up hot rod, a modded PC packed to the gills with glowing LEDs and other over-the-top adornments can be a unique way to show off your wild personality, or now even your Zen-like temperament, with a new PC case featuring a tank on top you can turn into a fully-functional and relaxing aquarium full of fish.Chinese PC case maker MetalFish has recently added the Y2 Fish Tank Chassis to its lineup,which gets straight to the point when it comes to the case’s most marketable feature.…