Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium

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North America

Twenty Sixgills Came Up, and One of Them Was 9.1 Feet

A Seattle Aquarium research collaboration spent five months this year bringing sixgill sharks ...

Laerke, a polar bear, swims underwater with her front legs spread wide and sunlight breaking through the surface of the pool above her

Conservation Projects

A Hand-Reared Polar Bear Gets a Breeding Recommendation

A five-year-old polar bear named Laerke is moving from the Point Defiance Zoo ...

A photo collage of care staff in red and blue jackets bottle-feeding, bathing and sitting beside a young Pacific walrus calf.

Conservation Projects

Orphaned Pacific Walrus Calf Gets a Permanent Home

An orphaned Pacific walrus calf found on the beaches of Utqiagvik, Alaska has ...