SEA LIFE Aquarium at Legoland acquires 2 spotted eagle rays

New resident

In the murky depths of the giant main tank at Legoland California’s SEA LIFE Aquarium in Carlsbad (north of San Diego), you can make out two new residents – the inky black bodies with bright white spots, long tails and uniquely shaped snouts of eagle rays.  Eagle rays are extremely smart creatures that can actually be trained and these two are juveniles that may grow to have wingspans up to 8 feet long.

The eagle rays, which have very flexible rostrums, or noses, are being trained to recognize a small orange traffic cone in the water. Read More »

Legoland front entrace

My husband and I have amusement park-phobia.  (There must be a scientific name for that.  For now, I’ll go with the clunky made-up version.)  When we travel, we prefer to head to destinations in the middle of nature, with as few other people around as possible.  Now that we have two young children, however, entertainment and conveniences are much more necessary.  Stick a ton of both of those things in one place, jack up the price, and poof!  You have an amusement park. Read More »