A stranded sea otter reared as a pup by one of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's exhibit sea otters and released to the wild two years ago has given birth to a pup of her own - the first for a surrogate-reared animal in the history of the aquarium's Sea Otter Research and Conservation program (SORAC).

Major Ecological Initiative Places Guatemala on the Map with Opening of First Restaurant-Aquarium in Latin America: ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Grupo Nais announces the December 3 opening of the Nais Aquarium, the First Restaurant-Aquarium in Latin America, in Guatemala City, placing it on the map as one of six cities worldwide -- Nashville, Colorado City, Dallas, Houston and Dubai -- that have similar tourist and ecological attractions.

Scientist: Fish could save Brazil rainforest (Boston Herald)

Scott Dowd's regular clients don't care much about marketing. All they want to know is when their next batch of frozen rats or squirming worms is being served. ...

Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny (The Des Moines Register)

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Every School Every Thursday -- West Des Moines, Clive, Waukee (The Des Moines Register)

Clive students had the opportunity to explore the connection between performer and academics with Penny and Lee Fugerson Nov. 10-13. Clive has used a Connecting Kids with Culture grant and a Metro Arts grant to finance this artist-in-residence where participants encountered rhythms from around the world. There was an all-school assembly to showcase this intercultural music and movement on Nov. 13.