Most Atlantic harbor seals are born in May and June. At the New England Aquarium, the trainers like to help the seals
celebrate the o-fish-al birthday season. These special
occasions only come around once a year so it’s a big celebration for our six
Atlantic harbor seals!
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An ice toy layer cake for Reggae! |
You may think we celebrate in a slightly unconventional way, but for seals, it’s a party! In lieu of birthday cake and icing, we concoct tasty fish surprises for our aquatic mammals.
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Heart shaped ice toy surprise for Trumpet! |
This year we chose a different way to celebrate for each Harbor seal.
Check out some of the ways we celebrated.
Happy Birthday everyone!!
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Smile! |
-Marie
Thank you for posting this. My daughter's birthday is on 7/9, so I know she will enjoy seeing how the seal's celebrate their birthdays!
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