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Wild View’s 10 Most Popular Posts from 2024

December 19, 2024

Wild View’s 10 Most Popular Posts from 2024

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Julie Larsen Julie Larsen

In 2024, our Wild View audience found photos and stories of marvelous marine mammals and their keepers, eye-catching insects, and beautiful birds among their favorites.

Here are 10 of the most popular Wild View posts from the last 12 months.

What Do Sea Lions Eat?

At the New York Aquarium, we offer our California sea lions an assortment of food items that reflect their natural behaviors. –Sarah Rashed. Photo by ©Sarah Rashed.

Our Promise to Jacob Sea Otter

There is an unspoken promise that you make to animals when you become a keeper to care for them, to support them. –Bridget Israel. Photo by ©Jenn Rant.

Following in My Mom’s Footsteps

This Mother’s Day, I am reminded of how my mom fostered my love for this career and helped me grow my passion. –Kathryn Bennett. Photos by ©WCS.

Dog-Day Cicadas

Annual cicadas are easily distinguished from their more famous cousins by their larger size and lack of red eyes. –Byron Towles. Photo by ©Byron Towles.

Pompadour and Circumstance

The cotinga’s color, unlike that of flamingos, is not dependent on specific foods in his diet, which is mostly fruit and some insects. –Bryan Kao. Photo by ©Bryan Kao.

Training is Now in Session

We practice six types of sessions with our animals including relationship, play, learning, exercise, husbandry, and show. –Olivia Morgan Williams. Photo by ©Olivia Morgan Williams.

The Katydid Song

I got lucky and photographed this katydid, a close relative of crickets, early one summer morning. –Byron Towles. Photo by ©Byron Towles.

Meet Quint

The young sea otter pup was named Quint after Captain Quint from the 1975 movie “Jaws”.  –Meagan Fontanez. Photo by Julie Larsen ©WCS.

Aerial Mastery

An eagle dropped down to grab a fish. It banked a right turn and flew directly toward me. –Matthew Wasserman. Photo by ©Matthew Wasserman.

Do They Know Us?

We are thrilled that Ariana is an incredible ambassador for her species and their intelligence. –Olivia Morgan Williams. Photo by ©Olivia Morgan Williams.


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