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Kintana, the female red-collared brown lemur at the TN Aquarium
Podcast: “Don’t Worry, We Have A Plan”
Date Jul 9, 2025
At the Aquarium
Crested Wood Partridge
The Final Whistle
Date Jun 11, 2025
At the Aquarium
SCUBA diver in the TN Aquarium Secret Reef exhibit to promote Podcast Aquatic episode about diving at the aquarium
Podcast: “This One’s All About SCUBA, Steven”
Date Jun 4, 2025
At the Aquarium
Tennessee Aquarium new President and CEO standing beside a rhododendron plant in the Appalachian Cove Forest exhibit
Podcast: “Introducing the Aquarium’s New President & CEO”
Date May 7, 2025
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A picture from the perspective of the Market Street Bridge looking south toward the Tennessee Aquarium where the Ocean Journey building is still under construction
Ocean Journey, two decades underway
Date Apr 30, 2025
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An Anthony's Poison Arrow Frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) on a leaf at the Tennessee Aquarium to promote the Podcast Aquatic
Podcast: “An Extremely Ribbiting Discussion”
Date Apr 9, 2025
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Image of a Spotted Eagle Ray in water at the Tennessee Aquarium to promote the Podcast Aquatic episode about stingrays
Podcast: “Everybody Loves Rays, Man”
Date Mar 26, 2025
At the Aquarium
Multicolored pipes of various sizes run through a room at the Aquarium
Miles of pipe: plumbing the Tennessee Aquarium
Date Mar 11, 2025
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Veterinarian Dr. Chris Keller (left) and Veterinary Assistant II Shelby Ferguson (right) inspect a baby Macaroni Penguin.
Podcast: “Paging Dr. Do-LOTS”
Date Jan 22, 2025
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Tennessee Aquarium staff horticulturists working to add plants to the Ridges to Rivers gallery.
Podcast: “We’re ALL Plant People”
Date Jan 8, 2025
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Tennessee Dace, Tennessee Shiners and Saffron Shiners spawn on a River Chub nest in the Tennessee Aquarium's Ridges to Rivers gallery's large stream exhibit.
Celebrating a dozen Aquarium milestones from 2024
Date Dec 31, 2024
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SCUBA Claus dives in an exhibit
A very merry Q&A with SCUBA Claus
Date Dec 3, 2024
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Image of a Bourret's Box Turtle (Cuora bourreti) hatchling to promote the episode of the Podcast Aquatic about the Tennessee Aquarium's freshwater turtles.
Podcast: “It’s Turtles All The Way Down”
Date Nov 13, 2024
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Plant plug in mug with Grow Native text and Aquarium logo
Celebrate Plantsgiving – BEE thankful for pollinators
Date Oct 30, 2024
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Close up image of an Eastern Rat Snake with The Podcast Aquatic logo
Podcast: “In Defense of Spookies”
Date Oct 30, 2024
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Ofrenda with pictures, candles and flowers
Tennessee Aquarium celebrates Día de los Muertos with its ofrenda…
Date Oct 22, 2024
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Image of three Ring-Tailed Lemurs on a tree branch with The Podcast Aquatic logo
Podcast: “Pet Lemurs? Just Don’t”
Date Oct 16, 2024
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Animal care specialist feeds a lemur
Heartfelt, skin deep: Animal tattoos demonstrate passion for care
Date Oct 14, 2024
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Image of Aquarium education staff member Tanisha with The Podcast Aquatic logo
Podcast: “Meet Our Head Animal Diplomat”
Date Oct 2, 2024
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Oscar the Green Sea Turtle swims in an outdoor pool
Oscar the Green Sea Turtle gets a summer home
Date Aug 19, 2024
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The Tennessee Aquarium.
Tennessee Aquarium earns high marks from two non-profit evaluators
Date Aug 8, 2024
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Image of Upside-down Jellies, Cassiopea, with The Podcast Aquatic logo
Podcast: “Doing Science at the Aquarium”
Date Aug 7, 2024
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Macaroni penguin chick exploring its new home in the Penguins Rock exhibit at the Tennessee Aquarium
Little Penguin Explores Its Home For The First Time
Date Aug 6, 2024
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Image of Ridges to Rivers gallery at the Tennessee Aquarium to promote The Podcast Aquatic
Podcast: “Lookin’ Out Our Back Door”
Date Jul 24, 2024
At the Aquarium
Worker cuts pipe next to iron boiler
River Journey’s original boiler replaced with energy-efficient upgrade
Date Jul 23, 2024
At the Aquarium
After 32 years, our senior horticulturist is coiling up her…
Date Jul 11, 2024
At the Aquarium
The Tennessee Aquarium's recently hatched Macaroni Penguin chick receives one of several weekly checkups.
Goodness, gracious, great ball of floof Tennessee Aquarium hatches Macaroni…
Date Jul 1, 2024
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Stewy the Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
A snack-y training sess’ with our big Green Sea Turtle…
Date Jun 14, 2024
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Senior Animal Care Specialist Jennifer McPheeters feeds North American River Otters
Meet Our Otter and Alligator Whisperer
Date May 28, 2024
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A Pipedream Come True
Date May 7, 2024
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Animal care specialists groom a lemur
Animal care team steps up training and enrichment for lone…
Date Apr 3, 2024
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Penguins collecting nesting rocks
Our Penguins Were SOOO Egg-cited for Rock Day!
Date Apr 2, 2024
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Lucky seven: Hatching a record clutch of critically endangered turtles
Date Mar 28, 2024
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An Eastern Painted Turtle at the Tennessee Aquarium. (Credit Joel Sartore/The Photo Ark)
National Geographic Photo Ark exhibition coming to the Tennessee Aquarium…
Date Feb 26, 2024
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A hard fight, harder farewell
Date Feb 1, 2024
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Keeper preparing tortoise for x-ray by enticing it with a carrot
New Portable X-Ray Machine Dials Up Animal Care
Date Dec 22, 2023
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Longhead darter in stream
Conservation project leads to exhibition of rare Longhead Darters
Date Dec 13, 2023
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Gentoo penguin on floating platform in Penguins Rock exhibit
How Penguins’ Rock’s lighting mimics Antarctic seasons and ensures happy…
Date Dec 1, 2023
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Conservation Institute spawns new class of Brook Trout
Date Nov 17, 2023
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Ofrenda with pictures, candles and flowers
Tennessee Aquarium celebrates Día de los Muertos with its first…
Date Oct 25, 2023
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Aquarist cleans the Delta Country swamp acrylic
Keeper POV: Drawing a Crowd With Our Underwater Housekeeping
Date Aug 31, 2023
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Lemurs licking a frozen watermelon
How our animals are keeping their cool this summer
Date Aug 24, 2023
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Sunshine, the Tennessee Aquarium's new female North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) in the River Otter Falls exhibit.
Meet an otter-ly adorable addition to River Journey
Date Aug 23, 2023
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Freshwater glow-ups
Date Jul 25, 2023
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We just hatched a glow-in-the-dark shark!
Date Jul 21, 2023
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Horticulturist II Austin Prater harvests vegetables for the Aquarium's animals.
Using in-house organic gardening to feed our animals
Date Jul 13, 2023
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large and small radiated tortoises
Growing Pains — The Danger of Removing Turtles from the…
Date Jun 22, 2023
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A Pollinator Pathway sign on the plaza of the Tennessee Aquarium.
Why Tennessee Is Working to Support Pollinators Along Its Highways…
Date Jun 20, 2023
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staff performing cold-laser therapy on lemur
How We’re Using a Laser to Help Our Elderly Lemur…
Date Jun 11, 2023
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Four-eyed Turtle hatchling
Watch a CRITICALLY ENDANGERED Turtle Hatch From Its Egg!
Date May 4, 2023
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We just hatched a PAIR of the world’s rarest turtles
Date Mar 30, 2023
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Spotted Eagle Ray
Introducing the latest Secret Reef residents: Spotted Eagle Rays
Date Mar 27, 2023
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American Alligator
Spring’s Finally Here and Our Swamp is HUNGRY!
Date Mar 20, 2023
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A legacy of great expectations
Date Mar 10, 2023
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Ridges to Rivers gallery
Why We Designed Our Newest Showcase Exhibit to Recreate a…
Date Mar 5, 2023
At the Aquarium
Tangerine Darter
Ridges to Rivers: a multi-sensory journey through Southern Appalachian streams
Date Feb 15, 2023
At the Aquarium
Jeff Worley holding exhibit model inside Ridges to River gallery
Playing with Paper and Clay: How We Design New Exhibits
Date Feb 14, 2023
At the Aquarium
worker with paintbrush during exhibit construction
Construction Time Lapse: Ridges to Rivers
Date Feb 13, 2023
At the Aquarium
A care team gathers around a Sandbar Shark in a shark box
Performing super cool – literally – surgery on a Sandbar…
Date Feb 8, 2023
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Berghia
Using Tiny Sea Slugs to Clean Up Our Largest Exhibit
Date Jan 27, 2023
At the Aquarium
Delmar the North American River Otter at the Tennessee Aquarium
Saying goodbye to River Otter Falls’ oldest resident
Date Jan 26, 2023
At the Aquarium
Cownose Ray
Keeper POV: Hand Feeding Hungry Stingrays
Date Jan 19, 2023
At the Aquarium
Octopus
Keeper POV: A Morning With Our Giant Pacific Octopus
Date Nov 29, 2022
At the Aquarium
Lemur eating lettuce
Pass the crickets, please: Nourishing the Aquarium’s inhabitants
Date Nov 22, 2022
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Keeper POV: Feeding and Scrubbing Stingray Bay
Date Sep 13, 2022
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Hellbender
Salamander exhibit re-opens with larger habitat
Date Sep 13, 2022
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Wishing ‘Happy Trails’ to Our Most-Senior Environmental Educator
Date Sep 7, 2022
At the Aquarium
anemones
Keeper POV: Tending an Anemone Garden!
Date Aug 4, 2022
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Three Short Tail Nurse Sharks Hatched Just In Time For…
Date Jul 19, 2022
At the Aquarium
A baby Longspine Puffer Fish swims in the larval fish nursery
Five tips for taking better photos at the Aquarium
Date Jun 15, 2022
At the Aquarium
Dr. Keller examines a penguin chick
Meet the veterinarian caring for the Aquarium’s finned and furred…
Date Jun 13, 2022
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A girl holds a plush slot in the aquarium gift shop
Check out the Aquarium’s new and improved gift shop
Date Jun 13, 2022
At the Aquarium
Electric Eel
Keeper POV: Meal Prepping for Creatures from Around the World
Date May 15, 2022
At the Aquarium
Rudy the Radiated Tortoise
It’s tough being mom to a teenage tortoise
Date May 12, 2022
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group of ducklings about to dive into Tennessee River
Duck Family Nests On Aquarium Plaza
Date May 5, 2022
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two Gentoo penguins side by side, viewed from above
Keeper POV: Penguins
Date Apr 28, 2022
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Yellow Rainbowfish
Finding a rainbow in Rivers of the World
Date Apr 21, 2022
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A Sand Tiger Shark swims through the Secret Reef exhibit
The end of a long life, well-lived
Date Apr 18, 2022
At the Aquarium
Washed Ashore Art Exhibit Comes to the Tennessee Aquarium
Date Apr 12, 2022
At the Aquarium
Horticulturist II Austin Prater prepares to plant a new addition to the Butterfly Garden
Keeper POV: Gardening at the Aquarium
Date Apr 7, 2022
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Gentoo penguin nesting
Penguin Nesting Season Kicking Off at the Aquarium
Date Apr 1, 2022
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Red-ruffed Lemur Josephine
Keeper POV: Morning Prep in Lemur Forest
Date Mar 3, 2022
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Scrubbing bubbles in the Secret Reef
Date Feb 8, 2022
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butterfly chrysalises in viewing case
Keeper POV: Unpacking a special delivery to our Butterfly Garden
Date Jan 31, 2022
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lionfish
Lions, lobsters, and crabs, oh my!
Date Dec 7, 2021
At the Aquarium
Gourami swim in the Kapuas River exhibit
Transforming an Exhibit: An Aquarist’s Perspective
Date Nov 15, 2021
At the Aquarium
Rose Segbers standing in butterfly garden
Q&A with the Aquarium’s Butterfly Expert
Date Nov 12, 2021
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American Alligator
Keeper POV: Alligator Snack Time
Date Nov 11, 2021
At the Aquarium
pumps and pipes
STEM Professions Keep the Tennessee Aquarium Afloat
Date Nov 5, 2021
At the Aquarium
woman viewing butterfly flying in Butterfly Garden
Butterflies Returning to Tennessee Aquarium Garden
Date Nov 2, 2021
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stream in the Tennessee Aquarium's Appalachian Cove Forest
Reflecting on the crown jewel of the Tennessee Aquarium
Date Oct 18, 2021
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Sandbar Shark swimming in the Secret Reef exhibit
Easing the Passing of an Aging Predator
Date Oct 6, 2021
At the Aquarium
Preparing to plant a seedling in the Butterfly Garden
Freshly Planted: A newly arrived horticulturist’s take on tending an…
Date Oct 1, 2021
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Senior Care Specialist Holly Gibson holds a four-day-old Gentoo Penguin chick
An Aquarium Baby Boom!
Date Jul 27, 2021
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baby Long-spine Porcupinefish
Baby Long-spine Porcupinefish Being Raised at the Aquarium
Date Jul 23, 2021
At the Aquarium
Red-ruffed Lemur Josephine holds a nectar-filled artificial flower during an enrichment activity.
Farewell to the queen of Lemur Forest
Date Jun 25, 2021
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Short-tail Nurse Shark pup
Hatching a critically endangered shark pup
Date Jun 7, 2021
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Senior Animal Care Specialist Jennifer Wawra examines at a turtle
Caretakers: Animals’ First Line of Defense
Date Jun 3, 2021
At the Aquarium
Mossy Frog
Introducing a bumpy-skinned expert at camouflage
Date May 7, 2021
At the Aquarium
Giant Japanese Spider Crab
Check out this CRAZY time lapse of a Spider Crab…
Date May 4, 2021
At the Aquarium
Northern Snakehead swimming in Clean Streams Exhibit
New Aquarium exhibits highlight impact of road litter and microplastics…
Date Apr 19, 2021
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Chain Catshark Pup Hatches at the Aquarium
Date Apr 8, 2021
At the Aquarium
stingrays swimming
A New Pup Born in Stingray Bay
Date Mar 2, 2021
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Sandbar Shark
New Sandbar Shark in the Secret Reef
Date Jan 13, 2021
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Aquarist look at images documenting development of juvenile fish over time
From eggs to exhibit: Fish Nursery display coming to Island…
Date Dec 2, 2020
At the Aquarium
hands holding five baby turtles
A Lucky Shell-ebration: Aquarium hatches seven endangered baby turtles
Date Aug 4, 2020
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Oscar the green sea turtle in a backup tank
Oscar: The Little Turtle That Could
Date Mar 12, 2020
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spotted turtle in quarantine
AZA SAFE: Saving Turtles Together
Date Feb 25, 2020
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acorn barnacles
Get Hypnotized By Stowaway Barnacles
Date Jan 30, 2020
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Chinese Big-headed Turtle hatchling
These Turtle Hatchlings Are Too Cute For Words
Date Jan 22, 2020
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Shell-ebrating Turtles
Date Jan 2, 2020
At the Aquarium
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
Baby Madagascar Giant Day Geckos Hatch in Island Life
Date Aug 28, 2019
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Aquarium Hatches Baby Shark in the Middle of Shark Week
Date Jul 31, 2019
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Alligators Eating Watermelon Enrichment
The Importance of Animal Enrichment
Date Jul 26, 2019
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Four-Eyed Turtle Straight On
Shello World! Quartet of Endangered Four-Eyed Turtles Hatch at the…
Date Jul 1, 2019
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A developing fish being viewed under a microscope
Building a Fish Nursery
Date Jun 6, 2019
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Merlin, the Aquarium’s second-oldest Macaroni Penguin
“Beak” to Full Health: A Penguin’s Trip to the Dentist
Date Mar 19, 2019
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