Re: living Nautilus at Berlin

[dpear@xxxxxxxxxx (D A Pearson)]

>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.

We have about 8 at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.

D A Pearson
14512 Jefferson St.
Omaha, NE  68137
402-895-2598
dpear@radiks.net

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