The Aquarium
It focuses on the care given to thousands of aquatic animals, the bond between animals and the staff and the stories about the animals who call the 10 million gallons of water at the aquarium home.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Vuli Mthethwa
S1.E1 ∙ Slimy is the New Fuzzy
The Georgia Aquarium sends a team to Cape Town, South Africa to help rehabilitate and release a group of African penguins into the wild. A dive team installs a shipwreck feature into the Ocean Voyager exhibit to provide an enrichment for their sea turtle.
S1.E2 ∙ Seal the Deal
Two African penguins, Freya & Neo, welcome a young chick, but there's cause for concern when health problems arise. Staff work to train a trio of harbor seals to ride the elevator, with the only hiccup being a nervous seal named Floyd.
S1.E3 ∙ Ready for the Jelly
A sweet beluga whale trains with staff to go on the "whale scale." Blacktip reef shark L2 is not eating normally and staff work to figure out why. See the first sea lion born at the aquarium - 1-year-old pup Scarlett. And, sea jellies go on exhibit.
S1.E4 ∙ Otter Tale
Beloved Asian small-clawed otter Pinkie has a recurring bloody nose, and the team goes to great lengths to find out what could be causing it. Feisty baby American alligators arrive at the aquarium and must learn to eat in an orderly way.
S1.E5 ∙ Ophelia the Octopus
Trainers prepare two rescued sea lions for eye surgery. The team travels to the Bahamas to collect blood samples from native sharks for a study on the effects of plastics in the ocean. Staff devise new enrichment for giant octopus Ophelia.
S1.E6 ∙ Penguins in Love
A staff member heads to the Marine Mammal Center in California to help in rehabilitation efforts of elephant seals. African penguins Charlie and Lizzie have been together for 25 years, and Charlie is having issues with his eyes. A piranha needs surgery.
S1.E7 ∙ Toddler Sea Lion Scarlett
A southern sea otter is rushed to the health center. The team travels to Key Largo to help coral restoration efforts. Young African penguins prepare for an upcoming event. And love is in the air for a trainer and his favorite sea lion pup, Scarlett.
S1.E8 ∙ Baby Otter Rescue
The team welcomes two rescued southern sea otter pups, Mara and Gibson, from the California coast. Young ruddy ducks arrive at the aquarium and are introduced to their new habitat. Nandi, the aquarium's smallest manta ray, is due for a checkup.
S1.E9 ∙ Dolphin Doctor
Polka, a bottlenose dolphin, has a raspy voice and needs to see the doctor to get the all-clear. Staff prepare for the upcoming puffin breeding season. Two wobbegong sharks are due for a checkup. A curious and active box turtle goes for a walk.
