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Deloitte Staff Give Back During “Impact Day”Monday, November 25, 2013
Staff from Deloitte set aside laptops, phones and office duties recently on Deloitte’s annual Impact Day, a firm-wide day of volunteer service.
“Mystery Specimen” Identified As Fish Bone
Friday, November 01, 2013
A “mystery specimen” was found at Clearwater Beach earlier this year has been determined to be the jaw of a very large Parrotfish.
BZS president presents alternative to Blue Halo
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Yet another option was presented as an alternative to the no take marine reserve being explored by the Government of Bermuda and the Pew Charitable Trust.
BZS Reef Watch 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
BZS REEF WATCH a citizen-science initiative, building on 10 years of success with the BREAM Programme.
Chelsea the Octopus predicts winner
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Chelsea the Octopus correctly predicted Adam Scott as the winner of the PGA Grand Slam yesterday morning.
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Owain Johnston-Barnes
Published Aug 30, 2018 at 8:00 am (Updated Aug 30, 2018 at 8:00 am)
Long life: Charlotte outlived average harbour seal life span (Photo by Nicola Muirhead)
The oldest harbour seal at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has died at the age of 35.
A Bermuda Zoological Society spokeswoman said the seal, named Charlotte, died of complications from cancer last Thursday.
The spokeswoman for the Flatts attraction added: “At the venerable age of 35, Charlotte was already beyond harbour seal life span of approximately 25 to 30 years when she began to show signs of illness.
“BAMZ staff actively treated her for several weeks before deciding to stop and keep her comfortable.
“She was active, eating small amounts and loved back and belly rubs from her keepers right up until the end.”
Charlotte was born in captivity in 1983 at the Huntsman Marine Lab of New Brunswick, Canada, and was the mother of two other seals at BAMZ, Ariel and Calico.