Juvenile Striped Burrfish, Puffers, and Lookdowns
Above is a juvenile striped burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfi, a relatively common type of porcupinefish of the Family Diodontidae, meaning “two teeth” found in the Bay. They have the ability to inflate their bodies like “puffers” Family Tetradontidae or “four teeth” also found in the Bay, but have several physiological differences including “burrs” or spines […]
Turtle census part 3: guest blog by Susan Summers
The third and final session of our turtle trapping program was full of wonderful information and more turtles! We began our morning visiting Linda Addison, the Museum’s vet tech who told us much about caring for injured turtles. She showed us examples of the types of injuries that turtles can have and what veterinarians do […]
