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2 B SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 Latest aquarium exhibit offers plenty of ‘Bite’ NEWPORT — The Oregon Coast Aquarium will be all smiles Memorial Day Weekend as it unveils its newest exhibit, Big Bites, which showcases creatures with feeding adaptations that are truly cutting edge. The toothsome fishes of Big Bites will give visitors plenty of fascinating natural history to chew on, said Jim Burke, Director of Animal Husbandry at the aquarium. “Some secure their prey in the blink of an eye, with dag- ger-like teeth, while others take the concept of ‘roughage’ to a new level and make meals out of hard coral,” Burke explained. “There are species that shear flesh with sharp, ser- rated teeth, and others that use flat, broad teeth to crush the shells of mollusks and crus- taceans.” The uniquely arranged jaws and teeth of fishes featured in Big Bites allow them to carve niches for themselves in their respective environments. For many of these species, form follows function—what (and how) these creatures eat has shaped their appearance, sometimes drastically. Siuslaw Aquarium enthusiasts will likely recognize some of these renowned “big biters”. “As visitors travel beyond our Secrets of Shipwrecks gallery, they will come face to face with captivating animals such as porcupinefish, parrot- fish and piranhas,” said Evonne Mochon-Collura, Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates at the aquarium. “The new gallery transports guests into tropical saltwater environments such as Australian coral reefs and warm pockets of the Amazon Basin, where the waters are calm but mealtime is anything but.” In addition to the infamous- ly voracious piranha, guests will meet the Goliath Tigerfish, a denizen of the Congo River Basin in Africa. Goliath Tigerfish are lightning-fast hunters that lie in wait for prey to swim past, subduing them with huge, dagger-like teeth. Porcupinefish take a differ- ent approach, essentially swap- ping the steak knife for a crab mallet. Inside their beak-like mouth, the teeth of porcupine- fish are fused into a “dental plate” that allows these goo- gly-eyed fishes to crush shelled prey such as snails, urchins and hermit crabs. The aquarium is incorporat- ing two new tank shapes into the exhibit so visitors can view fish from a novel perspective. An all-time favorite design allows guests to crawl inside not one but two tanks and “pop up” into the exhibits. “In these new tanks, our aquarists have created habitats that not only support the bio- logical needs of the new ani- mals but are visually attractive, and their attention to detail yields beautiful results,” Mochon-Collura added. Visitors will notice the teal- colored mouth of a parrotfish as it grazes through the archi- tecture of a simulated coral reef. They can peer among the branches of Malaysian bog- wood, their stares reciprocated by fish equipped with menac- ing teeth and a crocodile’s smile. Starting May 29, the aquari- um will be open every day this summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit aquarium.org or call 541-867-FISH for more infor- mation or to purchase advance tickets. HUGE 1 st Grand Prize $ 1,500 CASH Only 750 G olf Balls Will Be Sold ! CA$H GIVEAWAY! benefitting st 1 $ e z i r P 1,500 CA$H! Grand sponsored by fiber internet brought to you by nd 2 $ e z i r P 777 CA$H! Grand sponsored by Siuslaw junior Trent Reavis threw the javelin for second place at state and a new school record. from 1B 1,500 meter race. Rannow finished the 3,000 with a personal best time of 11:20.72 for 10th place, with a 10th place finish in the 1,500- meter race in 5:11.35. Sophomore Kaeli Ramos joined Graham, Rannow and Tatum for the 4x400-meter relay, which ran 4:22.44 for 13th place. Senior Jack Pickell quali- fied for the state boys 3,000 finals and fin- ished 13th after c l o c k i n g 9:30.75 to come within 3 sec- onds of a per- sonal record. Heli Golf Ball Drop Fundraiser Ocean Dunes • 10 am • June 3 Call or Visit the Club to Enter! 541-902-0304 1501 Airport Road, Florence (East of Kingwood) NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN. Each raffle ticket sold has a golf ball marked with the matching number. It will be dropped from a helicopter on the 9th fairway of Ocean Dunes Golf Links on June 3. 1st Grand prize: ball that drops in the hole or closest to the hole; 2nd grand prize: second closest; Must be at least 18 years old to enter. Every golf ball sold benefits the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Lane County, which is a 501c3 organization. Tax ID number on file. Thank You For Your Support! 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