Re: living Nautilus at Berlin

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>>Presently the aquarium at Berlin (Germany) has three living specimens of
>>Nautilus in the exhibition. Two are relatively small, the other has the
>>size normally seen in shops that sell empty shells. They are floating
>>nicely, open & close, stick their tentacles out, and are impressively
>>reminding us of ammonites. A pleasure for the paleontologist who visits
>>Berlin (as I did last weekend). In addition they have a lot of other
>>interesting things in the aquarium (from a paleontological view), including
>>two varieties of Axolotl in the amphibian exhibition, and a number of
>>Limulus in an artificial intertidal environment. The Limulus are very
>>active, including burrowing in the fine gravel.

Dear Paleontologists:  It's been educational to find out how many aquaria
have living Nautilus on exhibit.  I would like to read more about the
behavior of these creatures, if anyone would care to share their
observations.



Andrew K. Rindsberg                     Telephone (205) 349-2852
Curator, Paleontological Collection     Telefax (205) 349-2861
Geological Survey of Alabama            <arindsberg@ogb.gsa.tuscaloosa.al.us>
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