Cool picture of the day: Erin putting Chewie the lobster back into the exhibit with Chacoda and Amelia checking things out. I wonder what they're thinking...

Labels: Amelia, Chaconda, Chewie, Harbor Seals, Justin

Amelia Gets a Shot



During the course of the year our harbor seals and fur seals receive several vaccines. Training the seals to accept these injections voluntarily takes time and lots of patience. Watch the video of Amelia receiving her West Nile Virus vaccine and you'll see that the result of all that time and patience is an animal that deals with needles better than most people that I know, myself included.

-Paul

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Labels: Amelia, Harbor Seals, injection, Paul, vaccine

Eye Drops with Amelia

To make sure our seals are as healthy and comfortable as possible we sometimes need to administer different medications to them. Harbor seals are mammals and may develop some of the same health issues that people can. This picture shows Amelia receiving eye drops to reduce inflamation from a cataract in her left eye. Amelia is excellent at this behavior and keeps her eyes wide open so the drops get in on the first try.

- Rochelle

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Labels: Amelia, Eye Drops, Harbor Seals, Husbandry behavior, Rochelle