Moe the chimp was in some ways like any American child. He was raised in suburbia, dressed himself every morning, watched television and ate peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches.
ATLANTA –It might have been the setting for a “Jaws” movie. Six snorkelers wading like ducks in a row, cruising just below the surface of the water while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue.
WASHINGTON - When you talk about the National Aquarium, many people think of the one in Baltimore. And when you say, ''No, the one in D.C.,'' people tend to scrunch up their noses and say, ''Oh, yeah, the one in the basement of the Commerce Department. I was there'' - they pause - ''once.''
Talk about lousy timing. Just when the developer of a Kansas-side public aquarium lines up key tax breaks for his project, Kansas City eco-devo types announce they’re putting together their own aquarium proposal because, gee, KC simply can’t do without its own big fish tank.
PINE KNOLL SHORES - Ready to hang 10? Learn to catch some waves in the North Carolina surf with the surfboards and expert instruction from the N.C. Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores' "Learn to Surf" class from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
