Marine Science Center
The Volusia County Marine Science Center is a marine science and natural history museum in Ponce Inlet, Volusia County, Florida.[1]
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29°4′51″N 80°55′34″W | |
Date opened | 2002 |
Location | 100 Lighthouse Drive, Ponce Inlet, Fl 32127 |
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Website | marinesciencecenter |
Exhibition
The museum's exhibits includes a humpback whale skull, freshwater turtles, turtle rehabilitation area, a 5,000 gallon hexagonal artificial reef aquarium and stingray touch pool with cownose rays.
Rehabilitation center
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A Loggerhead sea turtle named Hilda that was rehabilitated at the Marine Science Center and released back into the ocean
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Green Iguana at the Marine Science Center
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Turtle rehabilitation at the Marine Science Center
The Center also works to rehabilitate injured seabirds[2] and sea turtles.[3] Visitors can view many of these animals from an outdoor boardwalk. There is also a bird observation tower.
References
- Way: Marine Science Center (318263163) OpenStreetMap
- Mary Keller Seabird Rehabilitation Clinic Marine Science Center
- Manire, Charles A.; Stacy, Brian A.; Kinsel, Michael J.; Daniel, Heather T.; Anderson, Eric T.; Wellehan, James F. X. (25 August 2008). "Proliferative dermatitis in a loggerhead turtle, Caretta caretta, and a green turtle, Chelonia mydas, associated with novel papillomaviruses". Veterinary Microbiology. 130 (3): 227–237. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.01.013. PMID 18328645.
External links
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