Nowadays visiting an aquarium or zoo seems to be a controversial thing to do. (I am not even going to comment on that as it would be a blog post of its own) When Julie said she wanted to visit the Vancouver Aquarium I advised her to do that the day after I left or else I'd do something else while she was there. So I am sure she was quite surprised when we were discussing what to do on our last full day together and I said to her "why don't we go to the aquarium?". It was a great day out and I make NO apologies for it. This is a facility that rescues sea mammals & is active in local and international conservation. While I don't approve of circuses who use live animals and I don't support zoos or aquariums that use the animals solely as entertainment I do think this one is a good one and my conscience felt clear. The aquarium is in Stanley Park and has been renovated since I was there fifteen years ago.
So come along while we meet the various finned, furred and feathered residents of the aquarium.
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| Who doesn't love penguins? |
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| Photos of rescued sea lions who were nursed back to health and released into the ocean |
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| Love the names! |
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| Beluga whales- so beautiful!!! |
We then enjoyed the dolphin show.
And we got to see the sealions do their thing as well - this one was a real sassy dude.
Wally the sea otter -one of the cutest things on this planet!!
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| Scarlet Ibis in the Amazon section - aren't they gorgeous? |
. All in all a great day out!! Would I go again? Probably not but I've learned that "never say never".
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