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Daily Feedings & Demonstrations
Daily Feeds
Special animal feeding sessions are scheduled throughout the day. These include our:
- Sharks
- Penguins
- Walrus
- Sea otters
Times are posted at the Aquarium main entrance and plaza area.
Animal Enrichment
The Aquarium is a leader in promoting high standards of animal welfare and enrichment. Our enrichment programs seek to provide our animals with the same variety of physical and psychological challenges and activities that they would encounter in the wild.
Every day, Aquarium trainers and keepers use specially made "toys", treats, and training to enrich the lives of all our animals.
The commitment to an on-going animal enrichment program is essential to the success of any contemporary zoo or aquarium. Enrichment programs help us maintain the highest quality of life for our animals -- and, through the training, dietary rewards, and specially developed enrichment devices that are the program essentials, our animals simply have a good time, too!
Some examples of enrichment at the NY Aquarium:
Join us for a sea lion presentation in the Aquatheater, or watch the walruses at feeding time. Explore the underwater skills of many marine creatures, and maybe catch a glimpse of our octopus opening jars with fish inside or exploring his hollow ball filled with food treats.
Keep your eyes open for more animal enrichment items throughout your entire Aquarium visit. Enrichment is fun for the animals—but you can enjoy it too!
Aquatheater Informal Training Demonstrations
Starring the Sea Lions!
Enjoy our popular marine mammal demonstrations starring our incredible California sea lions. Daily informal training sessions posted at Aquatheater entrance.
Royal Caribbean International is a proud sponsor of the Aquarium's sea lion enrichment program.
"Two flippers up!" says Roger Seabert
"Hilarious fun in the sun!" raves Gene Scallop
"Swim, crawl, waddle your way to this show!" Clive Barnacle
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