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We're proud to present our newest combo ticket, Surf & Turf!
See the Aquarium and the Falcons for one great price and purchase Falcons tickets before they go on sale to the general public!
The Georgia Aquarium has teamed up with the Atlanta Falcons for a great offer for the 2009 NFL Season. With this combo, you’ll receive a general admission ticket to the Aquarium and an upper level seat to the Falcons game of your choice. That’s up to a 39% savings!
Tickets may be purchased online at georgiaaquarium.org, at the Aquarium Box Office or by calling the Aquarium Call Center at 404.581.4000. Offer ends December 27, 2009.
Click here to learn more and purchase your tickets!
See the Aquarium and the Falcons for one great price and purchase Falcons tickets before they go on sale to the general public!
The Georgia Aquarium has teamed up with the Atlanta Falcons for a great offer for the 2009 NFL Season. With this combo, you’ll receive a general admission ticket to the Aquarium and an upper level seat to the Falcons game of your choice. That’s up to a 39% savings!
Tickets may be purchased online at georgiaaquarium.org, at the Aquarium Box Office or by calling the Aquarium Call Center at 404.581.4000. Offer ends December 27, 2009.
Click here to learn more and purchase your tickets!
Georgia Aquarium is proud to welcome its new wolf-eels! The menacing looking wolf-eel resembles a moray eel, but is actually not an eel at all. It is a member of the “wolffish” family. Despite its appearance, this fish is very shy and docile. It does not attack unless provoked. But it can inflict a painful bite with its long sharp teeth. The adult is dark grey to brown in color, while the juvenile is red-orange.
The wolf-eel is native to near-shore rocky reefs and stony bottom areas in the North Pacific from Japan to Southern California. It lives in a cave or crevice where it establishes a den or lair in which it rests during daylight hours. At night the wolf-eel prowls the reef and nearby bottom areas looking for crabs, clams, snails and sea urchins to eat.
Be sure to check out the gruesomely attractive wolf-eel lurking in its den in the Cold Water Quest gallery, presented by Georgia-Pacific.
Click here for more fun facts about our new wolf-eels.
The wolf-eel is native to near-shore rocky reefs and stony bottom areas in the North Pacific from Japan to Southern California. It lives in a cave or crevice where it establishes a den or lair in which it rests during daylight hours. At night the wolf-eel prowls the reef and nearby bottom areas looking for crabs, clams, snails and sea urchins to eat.
Be sure to check out the gruesomely attractive wolf-eel lurking in its den in the Cold Water Quest gallery, presented by Georgia-Pacific.
Click here for more fun facts about our new wolf-eels.
Enter to win a trip for two to Marineland for a once-in-a-lifetime dolphin experience, a two-night stay at the Hammock Beach Resort and roundtrip airfare on AirTran!
You and a guest can win a chance to meet the dolphins that will soon be coming to the Georgia Aquarium for the new dolphin exhibit, opening in November 2010. The winner will receive a trip for two to Marineland, Florida, that includes a day full of programs and encounters at Marineland’s Dolphin Conservation Center.
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You’re sure to make lasting memories as you take part in The Quest program at Marineland
where you can swim, swim and swim with the dolphins. The Quest program will give you and
a guest the opportunity to spend 75 minutes in the water with some of Marineland’s graceful
dolphins. Your day will also include time with an expert so that you can learn more about
what it takes to train and care for these magnificent creatures and a behind-the-scenes tour of Marineland.
Your prize also includes a two-night stay at the Hammock Beach Resort. Situated just south of St. Augustine, Hammock Beach Resort offers an unspoiled haven overlooking two miles of pristine Atlantic shoreline. From two championship golf courses and a 6.5 acre multiple-level water park -featuring lazy river, twisting water slide and zero-entry sand beach pool - to a 10,000 square-foot spa and spacious, elegant accommodations including one-, two- and three-bedroom suites and villas, Hammock Beach Resort beckons to be explored.
Jeff Swanagan passed away in his home in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, June 28, 2009, at the age of 51. He served as the first employee of the Georgia Aquarium and as Executive Director from 2001 to 2008.
Jeff left a family of staff here at the Georgia Aquarium, who cared deeply for him. He was a dedicated educator whose passion for making a difference for wild things in wild places was evident through all of his work and leadership. We send our love and respect to his family. This is a great loss for the zoological community.
We welcome your comments here.
Jeff left a family of staff here at the Georgia Aquarium, who cared deeply for him. He was a dedicated educator whose passion for making a difference for wild things in wild places was evident through all of his work and leadership. We send our love and respect to his family. This is a great loss for the zoological community.
We welcome your comments here.
Jeff Swanagan was Executive Direcor of the Georgia Aquarium from 2001-2008. He passed away at the age of 51 recently.
Vote for your favorite Georgia Aquarium license plate and you could win a Marineland Dolphin Immersion Excursion!
Georgia Aquarium has a new license plate. You can support the world's largest and best aquarium with our efforts in conservation and research, and spread the word about our great work while sporting a Georgia Aquarium special plate. Vote now!
WIN a Marineland Dolphin Immersion Excursion!
One Grand Prize winner, drawn from all eligible entries, will win a trip for two to Marineland, located near St. Augustine, FL, for a day of dolphin programs and encounters.
One Second Prize Winner will receive four tickets to swim or SCUBA dive in the world’s largest Aquarium exhibit, Ocean Voyager, as a participant in the Journey with Gentle Giants program.
One Third Prize Winner will receive four Georgia Aquarium Annual Passes and tickets for four to take part in a Georgia Aquarium Behind the Scenes Tour.
Voting ends June 22, 2009. Vote now: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Buy Your Own Georgia Aquarium Specialty License Plate
The process of production for the Georgia Aquarium plate will begin mid-summer. Support our efforts starting today by pre-paying your manufacturing fee. Click here for more info: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Georgia Aquarium has a new license plate. You can support the world's largest and best aquarium with our efforts in conservation and research, and spread the word about our great work while sporting a Georgia Aquarium special plate. Vote now!
WIN a Marineland Dolphin Immersion Excursion!
One Grand Prize winner, drawn from all eligible entries, will win a trip for two to Marineland, located near St. Augustine, FL, for a day of dolphin programs and encounters.
One Second Prize Winner will receive four tickets to swim or SCUBA dive in the world’s largest Aquarium exhibit, Ocean Voyager, as a participant in the Journey with Gentle Giants program.
One Third Prize Winner will receive four Georgia Aquarium Annual Passes and tickets for four to take part in a Georgia Aquarium Behind the Scenes Tour.
Voting ends June 22, 2009. Vote now: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Buy Your Own Georgia Aquarium Specialty License Plate
The process of production for the Georgia Aquarium plate will begin mid-summer. Support our efforts starting today by pre-paying your manufacturing fee. Click here for more info: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Georgia Aquarium is bringing guests face-to-scales with an all new emerald tree boa (Corallus caninus) exhibit featured in the River Scout gallery, presented by Southern Company. This slithering creature will inhabit a display filled with lush rain forest greens, a waterfall and even a few amphibious friends – poisonous dart frogs and Amazon milk frogs.
This roughly 6-foot long creature is known for its vibrantly green body color with a white, irregular stripe and white transverse bands or splotches on its dorsal surface. Adults generally range from about 4 to 6 feet in length, but individuals in the Amazon basin can reach 9 feet long. The emerald tree boa is not venomous, but has long curved front teeth that can inflict a painful bite, making it an ambush predator.
This roughly 6-foot long creature is known for its vibrantly green body color with a white, irregular stripe and white transverse bands or splotches on its dorsal surface. Adults generally range from about 4 to 6 feet in length, but individuals in the Amazon basin can reach 9 feet long. The emerald tree boa is not venomous, but has long curved front teeth that can inflict a painful bite, making it an ambush predator.
Guests can check out this new exhibit located inside of the River Scout gallery next to the American alligator exhibit. In the River Scout gallery, visitors discover a wide diversity of animals found in the rivers of Africa, South America, Asia and also right here in Georgia.
Learn more about the emerald tree boa: http://www.georgiaaquarium
You're invited to Georgia Aquarium's Jazz Journeys! Check out our new Jazz Journeys video in honor of our summer concert series, every Friday night May through September.
Check it out here: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Check it out here: http://www.georgiaaquarium
Georgia Aquarium’s Dolphin Conservation Field Station (GAI-DCFS) opened today in Marineland, FL just outside St. Augustine, FL, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting by Georgia Aquarium benefactor, Bernie Marcus and Marineland of Florida owner, Jim Jacoby.
The conservation field station includes research and veterinary facilities, quarantine pools for rehabilitating rescued animals, both land and water animal rescue vehicles and housing for researchers and staff. The team will conduct research, and it will also fill a need for rescue and rehabilitation of stranded animals in Georgia and northeast Florida. After a successful rescue and rehabilitation, animals deemed releasable by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will be reintroduced into their respective habitats. Animals deemed by NMFS to be unfit for release will be provided a home selected by NMFS.
The partnership between the Georgia Aquarium and Marineland to open GAI-DCFS was announced May 6, 2008, at the same time the Aquarium announced its $110 million dolphin expansion plans in Atlanta, which is set to open in November 2010.
The Georgia Aquarium has pledged more than $3 million to the care and study of dolphins through the initial contribution to build the facility of $1.5 million and the annual operating costs of $300,000 for the Center. Marineland of Florida donated the use of the land for GAI-DCFS.
To learn more about the Georgia Aquarium’s Dolphin Conservation Field Station or to make a donation, please visit http://www.georgiaaquarium
The conservation field station includes research and veterinary facilities, quarantine pools for rehabilitating rescued animals, both land and water animal rescue vehicles and housing for researchers and staff. The team will conduct research, and it will also fill a need for rescue and rehabilitation of stranded animals in Georgia and northeast Florida. After a successful rescue and rehabilitation, animals deemed releasable by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will be reintroduced into their respective habitats. Animals deemed by NMFS to be unfit for release will be provided a home selected by NMFS.
The partnership between the Georgia Aquarium and Marineland to open GAI-DCFS was announced May 6, 2008, at the same time the Aquarium announced its $110 million dolphin expansion plans in Atlanta, which is set to open in November 2010.
The Georgia Aquarium has pledged more than $3 million to the care and study of dolphins through the initial contribution to build the facility of $1.5 million and the annual operating costs of $300,000 for the Center. Marineland of Florida donated the use of the land for GAI-DCFS.
To learn more about the Georgia Aquarium’s Dolphin Conservation Field Station or to make a donation, please visit http://www.georgiaaquarium
We know it’s not always easy for moms (and dads and caregivers!) to take everyone on an exciting adventure, and the Georgia Aquarium wants to help. We have put together the best Aquarium offer ever, and we have reserved it just for you!
For only $25, the Me & Mommy ticket includes Aquarium admission for one adult, free admission for children age 5 and under (maximum four children per paid adult) and free parking ($10 value). This offer is valid Monday-Friday, now through May 22, 2009, and can only be purchased online. You also have to bring the little ones along to take advantage of this great offer. So take a day and come see everything at the world's largest aquarium, big (beluga whales, whale sharks!) and small (clownfish!).
Buy Me & Mommy here: http://www.georgiaaquarium
For only $25, the Me & Mommy ticket includes Aquarium admission for one adult, free admission for children age 5 and under (maximum four children per paid adult) and free parking ($10 value). This offer is valid Monday-Friday, now through May 22, 2009, and can only be purchased online. You also have to bring the little ones along to take advantage of this great offer. So take a day and come see everything at the world's largest aquarium, big (beluga whales, whale sharks!) and small (clownfish!).
Buy Me & Mommy here: http://www.georgiaaquarium
We’re bringing back a special offer for our fans on Facebook! We are offering you the opportunity to purchase Georgia Aquarium tickets for just $20 (a $26 value)! Now you can explore the world's largest aquarium and see whale sharks, beluga whales, a manta ray and more for just $20!
These tickets are valid till December 31, 2009, but you must purchase them before May 22!
Tell your friends to join the Georgia Aquarium on Facebook and take advantage of this great offer too!
Get your $20 Aquarium tickets here: www.georgiaaquarium.org/so