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  Baby Pygmy Seahorses | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 68 seconds.

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  • 11 months ago
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  Meet the Academy's brood of baby pygmy seahorses—the first ever to be born in an aquarium! Get a close-up view of these adorable babies in this behind-the-scenes video. To learn more about the Stei...
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  Anaconda Feeding | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 47 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Academy biologists feed the Academy's anaconda a euthanized guinea pig. The guinea pig was not served alive, because it could possibly damage the museum's specimen. Additionally, it would experien...
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  Behind the Scenes: Barn Owl Training | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 84 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Academy biologist Eric provides a behind the scenes look at training the Academy's Barn Owl (Tyto alba). Barn Owls are native to the San Francisco Bay Area and are the most widely distributed speci...
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  Behind the Scenes: Chambered Nautilus Feeding | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 3 minutes, 10 seconds.

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  Our biologist Joanna gives us an up close and personal look at the chambered nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) feeding. These shelled relatives of octopuses and squids have looked pretty much the same ...

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  Cuttlefish Eating Crabs | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 95 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Watch as crabs get dropped into a cuttlefish tank, and the cuttlefish move in for the kill. Pay particular attention to the changing cuttlefish colors and their incredible natural camouflage. This ...
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  Behind the Scenes with the Giant Pacific Octopus | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 68 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Our biologist Nancy provides a close up encounter with our giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini).
  
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  Behind the Scenes: Chick Hatching | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 2 minutes, 4 seconds.

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  • 4 years ago
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  Witness the different stages of a young chicken's life cycle in-person at the Academy's hatchery. Chicken eggs hatch 21 days after fertilization; an incubator keeps the eggs uniformly warm and mois...
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  Behind the Scenes: Mata Mata Turtle Feeding | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 98 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Academy biologist Brian provides a behind the scenes look at feeding the mata mata turtle (Chelus fimbriatus) on display in the Amazon flooded forest exhibit in Steinhart Aquarium. This predator ca...

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  Caribbean Octopus Vulgaris Hatchlings | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 73 seconds.

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  • 4 years ago
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  Shortly after being put on exhibit at the Academy, this Caribbean Octopus vulgaris took up residence inside a glass bottle, on full view for adoring fans. Just as quickly, it moved back under a roc...
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  Behind the Scenes: Paddlefish Feeding | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 3 minutes, 8 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Academy Biologist Jim provides a behind the scenes look at feeding the Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula), located in the Water Planet exhibit in Steinhart Aquarium. American paddlefish typically live ...
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  Burmese Vine Snakes | California Academy of Sciences - Duration: 60 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Dangling from branches over water, they watch and wait for fish to swim close to the surface before plunging their heads into the water. Arboreal (tree-dwelling) snakes who eat fish are very rare. ...
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  Cool Critters: Dwarf Cuttlefish - KQED QUEST - Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds.

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  • 5 years ago
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  Whats the coolest critter in the ocean under 4 inches long? The Dwarf Cuttlefish! These little guys can change their color and texture, and feeding time is a show like no other. Get an up-close loo...

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