A rare seal that was eating rocks in Providence, Rhode Island has been under the care of Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium since being rescued in mid-September.
It is a tragic end to the story of a manatee swimming in the bay waters of Rhode Island.
In early September, the first manatee spotted in the area in over 15 years was photographed in Charlestown's Quonochontaug Pond.
Sadly, that same manatee was recently found decomposing in the offshore waters around Rhode Island, never having made it south as things started to cool off in New England.
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Just a few weeks ago a malnourished, juvenile gray seal was found along the shores of Nantucket. Now her rehab journey is over and you can watch her swim back to sea for the first time.
Mystic Aquarium will welcome mermaids this March and you can be there to meet them.
The Connecticut aquarium is introducing a magical, mermaid experience for just a few days next month and fans of the fantastical creatures won't want to miss it...
Three super-cute African Penguin chicks had their debut swim at Mystic Aquarium May 25 and guests were thrilled to see them. The babies were born back in February, but this week they were finally big enough to explore their habitat for the very first time.
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It happens nearly every winter in the waters off Cape Cod. Sea turtles who stick around too long end up swimming in the freezing waters of Cape Cod Bay and becoming cold-stunned. These poor animals are often found by locals walking the area beaches and, if they are lucky, get help in enough time to be rehabilitated.
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Chilly temperatures didn't keep the crowds off the beach in Charlestown, Rhode Island on Tuesday as the Mystic Aquarium Animal Rescue Program performed their first public release of a rehabilitated seal pup in two years.
Since the pandemic began, the Mystic Aquarium had been releasing rehabilitated marine animals at unannounced times in private locations to keep the crowds from gathering. But ...