A remarkable journey from the mountains to the sea! Within our two buildings, you’ll trace the path of water from the mountains to the sea.
Come face-to-face with the fascinating native animals that live in our backyards and the amazing creatures that thrive in some of the most remote locations on Earth. We celebrate the rich biodiversity of the Southeast through our exhibits and are actively engaged in preserving and restoring that biodiversity through our work in the field.
Some pint-sized turtles recently joined our Turtle Nursery exhibit. Hamilton's Pond Turtles - also called Spotted Pond Turtles or Black Pond Turtles - are semi-aquatic turtles endemic to the Indus and Ganges River drainages on Asia's Indian Subcontinent, ranging from Pakistan to Bangladesh.
Happy Moon (Jelly) Day! 🌕 🪼
Be sea-riously savvy this summer with our beach-friendly travel guide! 🏖
To help you make your shore time safer this summer — not just for you but for the environment — here are some helpful safety tips.
Snakes are all around us in the Southeast. They burrow below ground, slither through leaf litter on the forest floor and climb along vines and branches in search of food and warm resting places.
Read Living with Snakes in the South now on Riverwatch: https://tnaqua.org/riverwatch/living-with-snakes-in-the-south/
Make today jaw-some! 🦈
Start your weekend with some fresh photos of our Macaroni Penguin chick 🐧 🐣
After tending the Aquarium garden for 32 years, Senior Horticulturist Charlene Nash is retiring. From sourcing cypress knees to teaching African farmers, her career has been diverse and far-reaching. Read more in our digital magazine!
For more than 32 years and 28 million visitors, the Tennessee Aquarium's glass-enclosed peaks have been the signature flourish to Chattanooga's downtown skyline. When Senior Horticulturist Charlene Nash applied to join the Aquarium's ranks, however, its...
The first episode of The Podcast Aquatic is live! To kick things off, we talk all things shark, from fear and respect to Jaws and Michael Phelps.
Visit tnaqua.org/podcast to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major platforms!
Happy Shark Week, y’all! Who’s up for a late lunchtime live with our Sandbar and Sand Tiger Shark from above our Secret Reef exhibit? (All of you? We thought so.)
As usual, we’re able to bring you this behind-the-scenes live content thanks to ongoing support from Food City!
OK, we have to execute a quick Shark Week detour to show off the juvenile Lake Sturgeon that just arrived at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute! More than 2,500 of these teeny, tiny river giants are now swimming in our grow-out systems, but ... we're already in love and pumped to care for them this summer before releasing them into the Tennessee River!
Happy ! 🦈
If the current weather conditions have you dreaming of cooler locales, it might be time for an Aquarium visit (and not only for the AC!)
Approximate water temps inside our chilliest habitats:
Giant Pacific Octopus: 49°F
Penguins’ Rock: 42°F
Vancouver Island: 53°F
Brook Trout: 58°F
It’s a day for (sea) stars + stripes!
Happy 4th of July! ❤️⭐️🐟
FIVE-ALARM FLOOF ALERT!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Check out the insane speed at which our newest penguin chick has been growing!
Less than four weeks after hatching, it grew from 146 grams (5 ounces) to an extraordinary 1,896 grams (3.5 POUNDS). That's a mind-blowing 1,300% increase in body weight!
For the time being, the chick will continue to grow in the safety of an enclosed nesting site in the exhibit. Once it has replaced its coating of down with waterproof adult feathers and passed an off-exhibit "swim test," it will be allowed to join the rest of the colony in the water!
If you're feeling like your world is turned upside down, you could be having a bad day, or you might just be a Ternetzi Headstander taking a nibble on the bottom of a submerged branch. (It's worth checking, just to be sure!) Our senior aquarist loves these little South American beauties and thinks you should take your time to look for them the next time you're in our Rivers of the World gallery!
BIG (FLOOFY) NEWS! 🐧 Proud Macaroni parents Bacon and Merlin recently welcomed a new addition to the Aquarium's Penguins' Rock habitat!
Read more on Riverwatch: https://tnaqua.org/riverwatch/goodness-gracious-great-ball-of-floof-tennessee-aquarium-hatches-macaroni-penguin-chick/
When we say "Look closer" during your Aquarium visit, sometimes we mean that literally. There are plenty of animals you might never spot without looking a little hard at each exhibit, but there are just as many - like this Freshwater Pipefish - who reveal incredible colors, patterns and textures when you look at them up close.
This seems like a great time to remind everyone that the Aquarium Plaza's water features are are open all summer long. 🌞 😎 🌡️
Among the huge variety of animals on display in our Boneless Beauties gallery, it's easy to flit from exhibit to exhibit, but during your next visit, our senior manager of housekeeping thinks you should really hitch up by the Pot-bellied Seahorses!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a fin-credible time at Saturday's Fish + Sips event!
Pollinator Week may be ending today, but the Aquarium Plaza is still "abuzz" with excitement. Look closely during your visit, and you might be surprised what you can find among the native plants spread across our Pollinator Pathway.
We can't talk without mentioning the Pollinator Pathway! 🐝🦋🦇 As visitors enjoy gardens on the Aquarium plaza and across the street at the IMAX 3D Theater, they can discover the importance of the world’s pollinators and the ways we all can help protect them and their natural habitats. Look for these panels on your next visit!
Tennessee Aquarium’s Pollinator Pathway is supported by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT)’s Pollinator Habitat Program.
In honor of Pollination Week this year, we decided we'd use a sweet treat (read: honey!) to encourage our Red-ruffed Lemurs to demonstrate how they use their incredibly long tongues to earn their title as one of the world's largest pollinators!
Happy first day of summer! Here's to many sun(fish)-filled days ahead! ☀️ 🐟
To long-time gardeners, understanding how pollinators help their plants is nothing new, but those with newly green thumbs might not realize the value of working in concert with honey bees, butterflies, beetles and even bats and birds.
To long-time gardeners, understanding how pollinators help their plants is nothing new, but those with newly green thumbs might not realize the value of working in concert with honey bees, butterflies, beetles and even bats and birds. Pollinators transf...
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the huge variety of species on display in the Rivers of the World gallery, but our maintenance technician suggests slowing your roll around the Kapuas River exhibit to appreciate the colorfully sinuous movement of our beautiful Fire Eel!
Our 2nd annual Fish + Sips event is this Saturday, June 22! 🐟 🍺 Don't wait to grab your tickets: https://tnaqua.org/aquarium-events/fish-and-sips/
Thank you to our event sponsor The Edwin Hotel, Autograph Collection!
Join along with us this week as we celebrate a wide array of amazing pollinator species! 🐝🦋
Visiting this week? Don’t miss fun activities on the Aquarium plaza with our Education team, a native plant giveaway (while supplies last) and more! While your here, check out our pollinator-friendly gardens and the Pollinator Pathway, sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (myTDOT)’s Pollinator Habitat Program.
Happy World Sea Turtle Day to Stewy the Green Sea Turtle!
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Heads up, Podcast Aquanauts, the second episode of The Podcast Aquatic goes live on Wednesday! This time, we're chatting about the years-long process of putting together our latest gallery and an amazing breeding event in the exhibit that captured all of our attention earlier this year! #podcast #thepodcastaquatic #tennesseeaquarium #freshwater
Blue isn't a color you find all that often in nature, and some species have found ways to use this hue's rarity to their advantage. Take, for instance, the flashy Blue Morpho Butterfly, which uses the cerulean tinge to the top of its wings to startle and confuse would-be predators. (Or to attract a mate by showing off its ability to dodge and weave.) #butterfly #bluemorpho #amazon #centralamerica #southamerica #insects #blue
In the Rivers of the World gallery, there are a ton of amazing animals vying for your time, but our senior animal care specialist thinks it's worth paying special attention to one extra-fascinating fish that's definitely NOT a micro-dolphin, despite its unusual appearance! #fish #biology #elephantnosefish #africa #lookcloser #tennesseeaquarium
OK, you've seen Seahorses, Seadragons and Pipefish, and now you think you "know" all about the order syngnathiformes? Think again! Allow us to introduce the noble Long-spine Snipefish. #aquarium #seahorse #pipefish #snipefish #fish #biology
The first episode of The Podcast Aquatic is live! To kick things off, we talk all things shark, from fear and respect to Jaws and Michael Phelps. Visit tnaqua.org/podcast to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major platforms!
Invasive species are definitely a problem, BUT that doesn't mean they can't be appreciated on their own merits. For example, our senior admissions manager goes gaga for the Lionfish in our Boneless Beauties gallery, and he thinks you should stop to appreciate them during your next visit, too! #lookcloser #tennesseeaquarium #fish #lionfish #invasivespecies
Happy Shark Week, y’all! Who’s up for a late lunchtime live with our Sandbar and Sand Tiger Shark from above our Secret Reef exhibit? (All of you? We thought so.) As usual, we’re able to bring you this behind-the-scenes live content thanks to ongoing support from Food City!
OK, we have to execute a quick Shark Week detour to show off the juvenile Lake Sturgeon that just arrived at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute! More than 2,500 of these teeny, tiny river giants are now swimming in our grow-out systems, but ... we're already in love and pumped to care for them this summer before releasing them into the Tennessee River!
FIVE-ALARM FLOOF ALERT!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Check out the insane speed at which our newest penguin chick has been growing! Less than four weeks after hatching, it grew from 146 grams (5 ounces) to an extraordinary 1,896 grams (3.5 POUNDS). That's a mind-blowing 1,300% increase in body weight! For the time being, the chick will continue to grow in the safety of an enclosed nesting site in the exhibit. Once it has replaced its coating of down with waterproof adult feathers and passed an off-exhibit "swim test," it will be allowed to join the rest of the colony in the water! #babyanimals #penguins #babypenguins #aquariums #floof #chicks #cuteanimals
If you're feeling like your world is turned upside down, you could be having a bad day, or you might just be a Ternetzi Headstander taking a nibble on the bottom of a submerged branch. (It's worth checking, just to be sure!) Our senior aquarist loves these little South American beauties and thinks you should take your time to look for them the next time you're in our Rivers of the World gallery! #lookcloser #fish #southamerica #electriceel #tennesseeaquarium
Among the huge variety of animals on display in our Boneless Beauties gallery, it's easy to flit from exhibit to exhibit, but during your next visit, our senior manager of housekeeping thinks you should really hitch up by the Pot-bellied Seahorses! #lookcloser #animals #seahorses #fish #aquariums #tennesseeaquarium
In honor of Pollination Week this year, we decided we'd use a sweet treat (read: honey!) to encourage our Red-ruffed Lemurs to demonstrate how they use their incredibly long tongues to earn their title as one of the world's largest pollinators! #biology #aquarium #lemur #pollinators #pollination #plants
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the huge variety of species on display in the Rivers of the World gallery, but our maintenance technician suggests slowing your roll around the Kapuas River exhibit to appreciate the colorfully sinuous movement of our beautiful Fire Eel! #fireeel #eel #aquarium #biology #lookcloser #tennesseeaquarium #borneo #animals
We know it's Father's Day, but did you also realize today is World Sea Turtle Day?! In honor of these gorgeous marine reptiles, join us for a first-person (fish) view of a training session with our best shell-boy and lovable Green Sea Turtle, Stewy!
In the last 10 years, one of America’s most-endangered fish species, the Laurel Dace, has seen its range on Walden Ridge near Chattanooga drastically reduced. Healthy populations of this minnow once were found in five streams; it now occupies just two. The Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute is working to study and protect the last remaining Laurel Dace and may one day propagate a population at its field station for introduction into new waterways. Before this can happen, however, scientists must act as real estate agents of a sort, carefully evaluating candidate streams to determine whether they meet all the criteria to support this incredibly imperiled species. #endangeredspecies #biology #science #laureldace #chattanooga #tennesseeaquarium #freshwater
Did you know your Aquarium visit is an important part of the animals' daily enrichment? While exploring River Otter Falls, our security officer/AEMT highly recommends taking time to interact with our romp through the acrylic! #aquarium #lookcloser #otters #riverotters #animals #tennesseeaquarium
OK, OK, we get it. It's REALLY easy to get distracted by the more obvious inhabitants of our Indo-Pacific reef exhibit. Before moving on, though, our veterinary assistant suggests taking a moment to seek out two of this gorgeous exhibit's more-reclusive residents: a pair of Long-spine Porcupine Fish! 🐡🐡
The stars have aligned, y'all — today is World Otter Day AND National Alligator Day! We figured this gave us the perfect opportunity to introduce the animal care specialist who looks after our romp of North American River Otters and congregation of American Alligators! 🐊🦦 #animals #aquarium #zookeeping #zookeepers #alligators #otters #WOD2024 #worldotterday
We understand that snakes are ... a thing ... for some people, but our lead animal ambassador coordinator really wishes guests took time to appreciate these reptilian wonders during their visit! #tennesseeaquarium #aquarium #reptiles #snakes #lookcloser
We’re shellebrating World Turtle Day today & everyday! 🐢🎉 What’s your favorite turtle species? ⬇️ #worldturtleday #tennesseeaquarium
Within our two buildings, you’ll trace the path of water from the mountains to the sea. Come face-to-face with the fascinating native animals that live in our backyards and the amazing creatures that thrive in some of the most remote locations on Earth. We celebrate the rich biodiversity of the Southeast through our exhibits and are actively engaged in preserving and restoring that biodiversity through our work in the field.
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