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It’s time for Glinda’s weigh-in! 🐙⚖️💪

It's our birthday! The Aquarium of the Pacific opened 28 years ago on June 20, 1998. That makes the Aquarium a Gen Z Gemini. No 🧢.

Happy World Sea Turtle Day! We're taking today to celebrate Meatloaf, the more than 200-pound green sea turtle currently recovering in our care. 🐢

Meatloaf was rescued from the San Gabriel River after being found entangled in fishing line and tethered to debris. The line cut off blood supply to one of her front flippers, and our vet team performed surgery as part of her ongoing recovery. She's healing in the new sea turtle rehabilitation area near our Molina Animal Care Center.

She follows Porkchop, who spent nearly a year in our care before being released back into the river and has since been spotted thriving with the river's other resident turtles.

Stories like these start with our community science volunteers, who have monitored green sea turtles in the San Gabriel River since 2008. They were the ones who spotted Meatloaf's entanglement and got her the help she needed.

If you'd do anything for love of sea turtles, donations to our Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Program go directly toward Meatloaf's care. Visit pacific.to/saveturtles to send your support today!

Photo by Robin Riggs

Happy Pride Month! 🌈🌊

Celebrate with us at Pride Night on June 12, in partnership with The LGBTQ Center Long Beach. This all-ages event is a celebration of LGBTQ+ communities and will feature special performances, DJs spinning throughout the Aquarium, and a chance to connect with local Long Beach organizations that support the LGBTQ+ community. We will also be honoring an individual or organization for outstanding community service and dedication to diversity awareness.

The Aquarium celebrates being a safe and inclusive facility for all. You are welcome here, let’s work together to protect our ocean planet. 🏳️‍🌈

Learn more at pacific.to/pridenight

Happy World Otter Day! Behind every healthy sea otter is a dedicated team making it happen. Millie gets world-class care right here at the Aquarium thanks to our incredible staff in the Molina Animal Care Center. 🦦

💭 s h r i m p 💭

Elga, aka Ellie, turns 37 today! She is the oldest mammal at the aquarium, and is older than the Aquarium itself.

Ellie receives daily teeth brushing, monthly geriatric wellness assessments, and endless patience and love from her care team, who work with her every single day to keep her healthy, comfortable, and thriving.

Please join us in seal-ebrating 37 years of the ever elegant Ellie. 💙

Photos by Robin Riggs

POV: you're Volunteer Diver Haley, you're underwater in Tropical Reef, and Freddie the Queensland grouper is waiting for lunch.

Our volunteer divers show up every single week for moments exactly like this one. 💙