One of Point Defiance Zoo’s two aquariums has been closed for renovations for more than two years. On Friday it will reopen with a fresh look and new name: the Tropical Reef Aquarium. Formerly called ...

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The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium reopened to the public in June 2024 following 2-1/2 years of restorations and repairs. The $7.09 million renovation project, which ...

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TACOMA, Wash. — If you've never thought a grouper could be cuddly, maybe you've never met Tater. "He is a potato grouper, " Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium deputy director Sarah Oliver said. "He has ...

The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is breathing new life after a $7.09 million renovation. Formerly known as the South Pacific Aquarium, the Tropical Reef Aquarium has ...

This is a big deal. Coral reefs support about a quarter of all marine biodiversity in just 1 percent of the ocean’s space. And so tropical reef fish, among the most vulnerable organisms when it comes ...

When it was born, the Second World War was still years away, Franklin D Roosevelt was in the White House, and Elvis Presley was only a baby yet to sing a word. An 81-year-old fish caught off the coast ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...