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Joined May 2008
Born 20 October 1984

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    the Ocean

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  2. THE DRIFTING LARVAE OF ANIMALS THAT ONLY SPEND PART OF THEIR LIVES IN THE PLANKTON LIKE SEA STARS AND OCTOPUSES A.K.A. MEROPLANKTON: oh good they've settled down now

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  3. these cuttlefish/avengers tweets are a modest crossover event in history

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  4. SPOILER ALERT: Kisslip cuttlefish are astonishingly beautiful animals and the males get testy around mating time 😅

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  5. Mating is the endgame of cephalopod existence, and male kisslip cuttlefish gear up for a dazzling finale! Hulking out in iridescent greens and snappy purples, male kisslips throw down the gauntlet, balancing mind and might, to lay their claim on the marvelous seanematic universe.

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  6. We don’t waste an opportunity to talk about the deep sea, but this acorn worm sure does

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  9. Our penguin colony is part of the Species Survival Plan for these highly endangered birds. We're hard at work with our colleagues here and in South Africa to make sure African penguins have a healthy future! 💪🐧 ▶️

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  11. 5 Hagfish Jobs 1. EwTube

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  12. 5 Jobs Sunfish Edition 1. Boxfish-Class Heavyweight Champion 2. Professor of Biomechanics 3. Freestyle Swimmer 4. Design-By-Committee Chairman 5. Baby Wheel Impersonator

    An ocean sunfish in the Open Sea Exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
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  13. 5 Jobs We've Had 1. Inspiring 2. Conservation 3. Of 4. The Ocean 5. Sea cucumber encourager

    A sea cucumber saying "aw yay thank you so much" to the voice of the Aquarium saying "keep it up you got this!"
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  14. There's a lot more than meets the eye! Besides excellent eyesight, red octopuses use their suckers to smell, taste and touch the world around them. Theirs is a kaleidoscope of sensory perception that makes red octos formidable hunters on the rocky reef. ▶️

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  15. 🤔🐙

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  16. Inquisitive red octopus is inquisitive

    A red octopus at the Monterey Bay Aquarium with the word "intriguing"
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  18. Fishes were Julie Packard's wishes for her new portrait.

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  19. Julie's vivid portrait is the second figure of a woman working in the field of marine science and conservation to be featured in the National Portrait Gallery—the first was Rachel Carson. Find out more about the process and the portrait here:

    Artist Hope Gangloff painting Julie Packard for her National Portrait Gallery unveiling
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  20. We’re so excited to share that this beautiful portrait of our Executive Director by Hope Gangloff is now on display in the National Portrait Gallery !

    Monterey Bay Aquarium Executive Director Julie Packard in front of the Aquarium's Kelp Forest Exhibit. Portrait Credit: Julie Packard by Hope Gangloff, acrylic on canvas, 2019. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. ©Hope Gangloff. Photo by Mark Gulezian / Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery
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  21. Apr 22

    For we’re featuring some of the never-seen-before animals MBARI researchers have discovered as we explore Earth's largest habitat. These discoveries are beautiful reminders of how much we still don’t yet know about our mostly blue planet:

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