Channel Title: Tennessee Aquarium Channel Description: Dive into two worlds of wonder and excitement. Begin with the freshwater exhibits housed in the River Journey building. Watch river otters playing in a cove forest. An alligator and giant snapping turtle will thrill in a delta swamp. Gaze in awe at fantastic seahorses and seadragons. The adventure continues in the Ocean Journey building. Explore the chilly world of Penguins Rock, the home of amazing gentoo and macaroni penguins. Big toothy sharks and thousands of colorful reef fish swirl all around an impressive reef. Delight as a multitude of beautiful butterflies flutter throughout a tropical garden. Reach out and touch a shark or ray. Get up close to wonders of nature above and below the water. Experience two aquariums in one great city - Chattanooga. <video> The Race For The Laurel Dace Description: Even among other imperiled aquatic species, the Laurel Dace probably gets winces of sympathy. This little fish is the quintessential hard-luck story. In the last ten years, its numbers have dramatically dwindled thanks to a take-your-pick collection of challenges: invasive species, dirt choking its streams, a plague of cyst-causing grubs and (most recently) catastrophic drought. To say this little fish needs help is a dramatic understatement, but our scientists are doing their level best to keep this plucky survivor around. In this episode, two of these champion biologists join us to discuss our ongoing efforts to save a fish that desperately needs the assist. Episode cast • Casey Phillips, communications specialist and host • Dr. Anna George, vice president of conservation science and education • Abbey Holsopple, recovery biologist </video> <video> We're Getting Everything Just Right For Our Mossy Frogs! Description: When it comes to frog species, Vietnamese Mossy Frogs are some of the most finicky about reproducing in human care. Not so at the Tennessee Aquarium, where our herpetologists have created the ideal ecological conditions to encourage near constant breeding. Guests visiting the exhibit can often see the species' entire life cycle on display, from eggs and tadpoles to large groups of adults gathering together in incredible displays of group camouflage! Thanks to this constant influx of new generations of frogs, we've been able to send many of our Mossies to other institutions, where they help raise awareness of their species among an even broader audience! </video> <video> Tiny Wows: This Reef Exhibit Should Stop You In Your Tracks! Description: The Indo-Pacific reef habitat makes for a truly stunning introduction to the wonders that await you in the Island Life gallery. This massive recreation of the teeming reefs of the South Pacific's Coral Triangle is a can't-miss and truly worth taking the time to appreciate, per our manager of visitor services! #coralreef #fish #coraltriangle #pacificocean #animals #tennesseeaquarium #lookcloser </video> <video> Tiny Wows: Feast Your Eyes On This Amazonian Glutton! Description: By the time they reach the Flooded Amazon exhibit at the tail end of River Journey, many guests are already full steam ahead with anticipating seeing sharks and penguins in the Ocean Journey building. One of our educators thinks breezing past this huge submerged forest would be a shame, though, because it's home to one of his favorite fish, the Piranha's garbage disposal-like vegetarian cousin, the Pacu! #tennesseeaquarium #lookcloser #pacu #pirapatinga #amazon #rainforest #fish </video> <video> A Feast Fit For An Aquarium Description: Just a reminder that we're closed today, but Happy Thanksgiving from our staff and residents! 🦃🥧🌽 Whether you're cooking up a storm or are already bellying up to the dessert line, rest assured our animals are eating well today, too, just as they've done all year. Here's a sampling of the foods from our 2024 grocery list! </video> <video> Tiny Wows: Piranhas Deserve Your Love AND Your Time! Description: Don't let all the negative hype fool you, Red-bellied Piranhas are like crimson-tummied, surprisingly skittish teddy bears (if, you know, teddy bears could swim). The next time you're visiting the Rivers of the World gallery, our HR manager suggests you take a beat and give yourself time to appreciate their gentle disposition and fabulously sparkly gold scales! #piranhas #piranha #amazon #tennesseeaquarium #lookcloser </video> <video> Tiny Wows: Pay These Amazing Fish Parents A Visit! Description: There are probably some people who think fish don't make great parents. Those people have probably A) never seen "Finding Nemo" or B) are unfamiliar with the hyper-vigilance of most cichlids. If you'd like to see fish that could give helicopter parents a run for their money, our senior manager of visitor services suggesting slowing down by our Lake Nicaragua exhibit, where our prolific cichlids are often tending to their adorable swarms of babies! #lookcloser #cichlid #parenting #parents #fish #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> Tiny Wows: Take A Beat To Wish These Courting Turtles Good Luck! Description: Here's a quick PSA for the next time you're exploring the Delta Country gallery. If you zoom through without taking the time to stop and smell the swamp, you might miss a SUPER-interesting mating behavior exhibited by male Yellow-bellied and Red-eared Sliders. Our IT business analyst thinks that would be just claw-ful. #turtle #reptile #courtship #redearedsliderturtle #yellowbelliedsliderturtle #lookcloser #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> It's Turtles All The Way Down Description: Did you realize the Tennessee Aquarium is home to the largest collection of freshwater turtles at a public institution in North America? Yessiree, we're really fond of our chelonians (read: tortoises and turtles) here, so we invited our resident herp expert to help us shellebrate these amazing reptiles. (And no, we can't promise those are the last puns you'll encounter during this slightly-longer-than-normal episode.) Episode cast • Casey Phillips, communications specialist and host • Bill Hughes, herpetology collection coordinator </video> <video> A HOPEFUL #GivingTuesday Request From Our Conservation VP Description: This year has been an especially hard one for the hard-luck Laurel Dace. This beautiful Southeastern fish has been on the ropes for some time, but a catastrophic (and ongoing) drought has pushed it to the brink of extinction. Our scientists rescued most of the remaining Laurel Dace and are keeping them in human care for the time being while work can be done to restore their homes to a livable state. In the meantime, we've launched the Race for the Laurel Dace, a campaign seeking public support to fuel our effort to preserve the Laurel Dace for future generations. More details on this fundraiser and how to contribute are at https://www.tnaqua.org/dacerace #givingtuesday #conservationscience #endangeredspecies #laureldace #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> Tiny Wows: Our Rays' Love Of Bubbles Is So Pure! Description: Frequently when visiting our Secret Reef exhibit, you can see volunteer and staff divers in the water with our animals, but our assistant dive safety officer has a pro tip for visitors. Slow down and pay attention to the Cownose Rays when the divers are present because they love ... for lack of a better word ... to "play" in the bubbles, attempting to eat them or even using them as underwater elevators to rise to the surface! #lookcloser #rays #stingray #cownoseray #marinebiology #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> How To Science For Non-Scientists Description: With all the talk about lab coats, beakers, bunsen burners and such, science can seem awfully intimidating, but these days, the barrier to participation in science is lower than ever. In this episode of the podcast, Aquarium Educator II Stephanie Soto talks about how you — yes, YOU — can help a brother or sister researcher out through citizen science projects. This egalitarian approach to academic studies opens the door for laypeople to make meaningful contributions by recording and reporting their observations and other data to a project creator. Check out Stephanie’s iNaturalist page, including her ongoing project to document plant and animal species found in downtown Chattanooga at ⁠https://www.inaturalist.org/users/101301⁠   Looking for a citizen science opportunity that’s coming up soon (or will happen predictably each year)? Learn how you can take part in the Audubon Christmas Bird Count at ⁠https://www.audubon.org/community-science/christmas-bird-count/join-christmas-bird-count⁠ Episode cast • Casey Phillips, senior communications specialist and host-captain • Stephanie Soto, educator II and citizen scientist extraordinaire Citizen Science Resources • NASA's Citizen Science projects: ⁠https://science.nasa.gov/citizen-science/⁠ • Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s eBird: ⁠https://ebird.org/home⁠ • FrogWatch USA: ⁠https://www.akronzoo.org/frogwatch⁠ • National Weather Service SKYWARN program: ⁠https://www.tn.gov/twra/wildlife/fish/sturgeon.html⁠ • Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute Freshwater Information Network: ⁠https://tnacifin.com/⁠ • BugGuide.net: ⁠https://bugguide.net/node/view/15740⁠ • Zooniverse: ⁠https://www.zooniverse.org/projects⁠ • iNaturalist: ⁠https://www.inaturalist.org⁠ </video> <video> 🎄🎄🎄 Our Peak Lights Are Getting In The Spirit Of The Season! 🎄🎄🎄 Description: Nothing like a candy-striped LED accent to our iconic glass peaks to stoke those holiday feels! #Christmas #holidays #tistheseason #christmaslights #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> Meet the Alligator Gar: A Tooth-Snooted Champion Ambusher! Description: The Alligator Gar has got to be one of the most fascinating fish in the Southeast (not to mention one of the biggest!). This up to eight-foot-long, 300-pound living fossil is equipped with stellar ambushing skills and rows of sharp teeth just perfect for taking down just about anything it puts its mind to eating. A true North American river giant! #gar #alligatorgar #freshwaterfish #rivermonsters #bigfish #tennesseeaquarium </video> <video> Check Out These Cute 'Silver Bell' Moon Jellies! Description: We're feeling all the holiday feels at the moment, and consequently, we're seeing the spirit of the season all around us, even in the "awkward teenager" life stage of our Moon Jellyfish. Honestly, though, they DO look like dancing sugar plums and silver bells, right? #holidays #jellyfish #ornament #seasonsgreetings #christmas </video>

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Dive into two worlds of wonder and excitement. Begin with the freshwater exhibits housed in the River Journey building. Watch river otters playing in a cove forest. An alligator and giant snapping turtle will thrill in a delta swamp. Gaze in awe at fantastic seahorses and seadragons.

The adventure continues in the Ocean Journey building. Explore the chilly world of Penguins Rock, the home of amazing gentoo and macaroni penguins. Big toothy sharks and thousands of colorful reef fish swirl all around an impressive reef. Delight as a multitude of beautiful butterflies flutter throughout a tropical garden. Reach out and touch a shark or ray. Get up close to wonders of nature above and below the water. Experience two aquariums in one great city - Chattanooga.

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