For some, it's the last real taste of innocence, and the first real taste of life.

The new year has brought new life to the Birch Aquarium, where a little blue penguin chick hatched last month — the first one ever born on the West Coast, the aquarium announced on Thursday. Hatched ...

The Birch Aquarium welcomed some new guests this week -- ravioli-sized newborn Big Skates, who will live in the nursery habitat in the Hall of Fishes. Big Skates are the largest species of skates ...

AN "EXTREMELY RARE" EVENT: "We're elated to be able to witness this at the aquarium. It's extremely rare for seadragons to breed in captivity so this is a monumental milestone for all of our staff,” ...

The aquarium received two egg cases from the Aquarium of the Bay. Big Skates lay large, dark brown egg cases that are made of a hard protein. Commonly referred to as a mermaid’s purse, each egg case ...