NC Aquarium at PKS
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Inspiring appreciation and conservation of our aquatic environments and animals. Open daily 9am-5pm #ncaquariumpks #mycrystalcoast
Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Joined August 2010
When you're trying to get work done, but those yawns keep sneaking up on you ... #MondayMood #TerrapinYawn
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Hope your Sunday's a HOOT! It's #Superb #Owl Sunday! DYK there are over 200 species of owls divided into 2 families - the true owl family Strigidae, like this great horned owl, and owls like the American barn owl in the family Tytonidae. #SuperbOwl #Hoot
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☎️ Please be advised that our phone voicemail system is currently down, we can receive calls but the caller is unable to leave a voicemail. Thank you for bearing with us! Ticketing is still available on our website. Get your tickets online here 🔗
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Bald eagles were once endangered but thanks to conservation and protection acts, they recovered and made a comeback from almost becoming extinct. With the help of the Endangered Species Act, habitat protection, and banning the pesticide, DDT, we now have more bald eagles in NC!
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Wasps or another insect possibly laid eggs in these oak leaves and the plant formed a gall! Galls are growths of plant tissue caused by insects. Galls protect the young insects and don't usually harm the tree's health they form on leaves, twigs or branches of all shapes and sizes
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Sharpnose puffers grow to be about 12 cm long. To defend themselves, they inflate their body with either air or water to appear much bigger. Too big for some predators to swallow! #sharpnosepufferfish #prettyandcool #defense #donteatmeplease
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Last day of the closure series and we're ending with the Eastern box turtle that can pull itself inside its shell. We'll see you tomorrow when we reopen, February. 1 for normal business hours 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Still sharing some of our favorite things that close too and the scallop is up next. Our campers often find scallops in Bogue Sound during marsh programs in the summer.
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We're still sharing some of our favorite things that close this week during our closure. Up nest is the knobbed whelk with a hard structure, called an operculum, that when closed can protect the animal within. We'll see you when we reopen Saturday, February. 1.
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It's Rattlesnake Appreciation Day! Learn about the three types of rattlesnakes we have here in NC: the rare Eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest, the timber rattlesnake, also known as the “canebreak,” and the Carolina pigmy rattlesnake is the smallest. Enjoy the video!
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We're closed this week, so we're sharing some of our favorite things that close too! Today is the Orinoco crocodile with its strong jaws that snap close with huge force! We'll see you when we reopen on Saturday, February. 1.
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Reminder, there will be no Toddler Time this week during our closure. We'll miss you, but we're excited to see you and your littles age 2-5 when the next weekly sessions start back up on Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 9:30-10 a.m. in the Discovery Classroom!
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We're closed this week, so we're sharing a series of some of our favorite things that close too! Today is the hard-shelled clam, that closes tight. We'll see you when we reopen on Saturday, February. 1.
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Just a reminder that we will be closed starting tomorrow from Jan. 27-31 for projects and cleaning. We will reopen Saturday, Feb. 1 for regular business hours.
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We're spotlighting some of the amazing artwork that can be found around our Aquarium! You can see this beautiful mural by artist Virginia Wright-Frierson in person behind the Beaver Dam habitat on your next visit. Stay tuned for more Aqua Art.
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Spring Break camps combine fun and learning with hands-on, feet-wet experiences for grades 1-6! Participants enjoy outdoor activities, animal interactions, discovery labs and behind-the-scenes action. ONLINE ONLY registration begins 6 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1
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🌊 We are open today from 9 am to 5 pm! Thanks to all the hard work of the team who took care of the animals and cleared snow for guests and staff during this winter closure! 🌊
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🌊 We will open for normal business hours on Saturday, Jan. 25. We will be open from 9 am to 5 pm. Tickets can be purchased online. Thank you everyone for your support! 🌊
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A beautiful sight! Look how pretty our eagles Uwohali & Shagoie Watha are in the snow! Staff took them to their habitat for a little while to see the snow and they really enjoyed experiencing the sensation! Photos by Kelsey Foster, NCAPKS Aquarist #NCAPKSsnow2025 #snoweagles
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❄️ While we have been closed to the public, staff have cleared the walkways and parking lots onsite and made it safe for guests when we reopen. We are closed today, but we will update you here on reopening times and days. 📷 Art Mertz, NCAPKS facility operations manager
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Check out our otters playing in snow! We brought some snow in for extra enrichment, and they immensely enjoyed playing with it, in it, and tasting it! We hope you're staying warm and enjoying the snow as much as our otters are! Video by Kelsey Foster, NCAPKS Aquarist #otterfun
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