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Want to stay up-to-date on Virginia Aquarium news and events? Subscribe to our email list to receive our biweekly newsletters, special event announcements, and other updates: https://t.co/lGslVs4ggT 📧🐢🦈🦦

Photo: 25 the male loggerhead sea turtle swimming in his exhibit.

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We love Dooneese. 💙💚 #snl50

Video Description: Shots of various fish in our Restless Planet Gallery, with the final being a giant gourami.

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Pause the video to line the seal up with the outline! Thanks to @mysticaquarium for the fun idea!

Description: a seal-shaped outline over a video of a seal bobbing out of water to a target held by a keeper.

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We are reopening to the public tomorrow! We look forward to welcoming our guests and Members back this weekend.

Photo: A juvenile Komodo dragon with his mouth open.

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It's not every day we get a snow day like this! Homer still loves a good frolick in the frost. ❄🦦

Photos: A shot of the Aquarium in snowfall, followed by Homer the otter playing in snow again in his exhibit.

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Please note the Virginia Aquarium will remain closed tomorrow, February 20 due to continued inclement weather. We hope you're staying cozy!

Photo: a cownose ray swims towards the camera.

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Due to inclement weather forecasted, the Virginia Aquarium will be closed tomorrow, February 19. Stay warm and safe out there!

Photo: A scorpionfish with a mouth that looks like a frown.

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Congratulations to Gabriel and Andi on your engagement at ValenTide's last week! 😍💕 Thank you so much for letting us be a part of this beautiful moment in your lives. Wishing you the best!

Photos: A proposal between guests Gabriel and Andi at ValenTide's (she said yes!).

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Macro Monday: a hermit crab with some great real estate. 🐚 Hermit crabs do not grow their own shells. Rather, they search for vacant shells to live in that were left by animals like snails, and hunt for bigger shells to move into as they grow!

Photo: Close up of a hermit crab.

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We hope you're enjoying your Valentine's Day dinners! Our keepers made sure to show 25 and Greenie how turtle-y sweet we think they are with their own heart-shaped seafood and veggie boxes! 😍

Photos: Keepers feed food from Valentine's heart boxes to sea turtles 25 and Greenie.

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Happy Valentine's Day! 💘 Our ladies in the Red Sea Aquarium got just the kind of Valentine's meal they deserve with some yummy salmon!

Photos: Mena the zebra shark & our spotted eagle rays swim under a paper heart garland & receive salmon from a Valentine's box by a keeper.

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Will you be their Valentine? The terrapins can't wait to shell-ebrate tomorrow! 💜💗

Photos Description: Terrapins peek through paper heart cutouts on their habitat window.

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There's just a few tickets left for ValenTide's! Already have tickets? Buy an underwater sign with a custom message for your valentine to display at the event! https://t.co/dmpzqqtxwC

Photo 1: Silhouette of couple kissing in front of exhibit.
Photo 2: Underwater sign with heart.

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We LOVE the whales! 🐳💙💚 Get tickets for a boat tour with us to search for these incredible marine mammals. Our whale watching season runs through March 9: https://t.co/rtxk4IbSR3

Video Description: Humpback whales come up for air at sea during a whale watching tour.

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Macro Monday: our hellbender salamander, also known as a snot otter, mudcat, lasagna lizard, or Allegheny alligator. These salamanders were once thought to be creatures of the underworld, as they spend their days hiding under rocks or logs in freshwater & only come out at night!

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Happy Game Day! Sparkles the rabbit has made her own prediction for tonight. 🐰

Photos Description: Sparkles sits between two paper towel tubes, one with the Kansas City Chiefs logo on it, the other with the Philadelphia Eagles logo on it, then picks up the Eagles tube.

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Who's hyped for Sunday? Our staff were stoked to rock their favorite teams' jerseys around the exhibits today!

Photos: Various staff wearing Chiefs and Eagles jerseys around the Aquarium.

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Today is Reverse the Red Day, an annual celebration of worldwide conservation work saving threatened species & habitats. Learn what we do to reverse the red: https://t.co/rdyDGFwzHr 🛑🔴 #ReverseTheRedDay @ReversetheRed1

Photo Description: Mena the zebra shark resting in sand.

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Book your child's birthday party with us! 🥳 Our Aquarium educators host incredible birthday experiences with ocean-themed programs and the chance to meet some amazing animals. Learn more: https://t.co/iR6rGiCapK

Photos: Kids enjoying a birthday party at the Aquarium.

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Tickets are on sale for the Fisherman Island Wildlife Tour! 🦆
Join us for a 2-mile guided walking tour of Fisherman Island on Virginia's Eastern Shore to view wildlife & learn the island's history. https://t.co/aJ7CnMzGWg

Photo Description: A pelican sits in the mud of a marsh.