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Seattle Aquarium Valentine’s

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Download your Seattle Aquarium SEAlebrity valentine’s below!

Basket Star

Aster

Basket stars are perfectly named: they can extend their many arms into the current to form a wide “basket” and capture their next meal. With all arms extended, basket stars may reach a diameter of up to 4 feet! Keep reading to learn more about these amazing echinoderms.

Fur seal

Flaherty

Did you know there are currently less than 10 northern fur seals in zoos and aquariums in the United States—and two of them live right at the Seattle Aquarium? Come say hello to Chiidax and Flaherty on your next visit!

Giant Pacific octopus

Ruby

Learn more about these graceful, intelligent creatures—then visit the Seattle Aquarium for an amazing, up-close look at an octopus in our care!

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Two sea otters at the Seattle Aquarium investigating a hard hat being used as an enrichment item toy, both otters are looking up towards the viewer.

Website maintenance

Our ticketing and membership systems will be undergoing maintenance starting at 10pm Pacific on Wednesday, March 5. Maintenance is expected to last a few hours. During the maintenance window you may not be able to purchase tickets or access the membership dashboard.

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Support the Seattle Aquarium

End the year with a gift for our one world ocean! Support the Aquarium’s work as a conservation organization by making a donation by December 31, 2024.

Today only, your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $20,000 thanks to the generosity of Betsy Cadwallader, Jess and Andy Peet, and an anonymous donor.

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Cyber Weekend Sale

15% OFF ALL MEMBERSHIPS
NOV. 29–DEC. 2