Sustaining Life
Our work doesn’t stop with discovering life on Earth—we’re also helping to sustain it.
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As a museum, aquarium, and science institution, the Academy is uniquely positioned to both educate and engage the public about our planet's biodiversity while contributing to critical conservation efforts.
Steinhart Aquarium has a long and successful history of participation in innovative animal breeding programs. From colorful tanager hatchlings to charismatic African penguins, each has a fascinating story behind it.
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Endangered African penguins are one of the Academy's most successful breeding programs.
The Academy is studying the life cycle of this rare amphibian, which lives in only one place—a mountaintop lake.
Dwarf cuttlefish are highly intelligent cephalopods with unique color-changing abilities and hunting prowess.