Birch Aquarium

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="31d21253.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="31ea08c0.gif" border=0 width="160" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AkSarBen Aquarium"><U>Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id491.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Birch Aquarium"><U>Birch Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discovery Cove"><U>Discovery Cove</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida Aquarium"><U>Florida Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Long Beach Aquarium"><U>Long Beach Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monterey Bay Aquarium"><U>Monterey Bay Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="National Aquarium in Baltimore"><U>National Aquarium in Baltimore</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sea World"><U>Sea World</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shedd Aquarium"><U>Shedd Aquarium</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Underwater Adventure"><U>Underwater Adventure</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vancouver Aquarium"><U>Vancouver Aquarium</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="13d80e03.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>     |  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U>Home Page</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Birch Aquarium</div> <div> <IMG SRC="3d934a20.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div>     The photo is of a common cuttlefish it lives in coastal waters throughout the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic from England to North Africa. They can tolerate water temperatures from 60 ° to 82° F, but prefer temperatures around 70°F. They are found in habitats ranging from sandy bottoms to algae beds to coral reefs. The common cuttlefish typically lives one to three years depending on factors such as water temperature and predation. They can grow to a length of 16 inches, but are more commonly about 10 inches long. Cuttlefish have eight arms and two tentacles which can shoot out quickly to capture prey. When approaching prey, the cuttlefish quite often assumes a stance in which it holds two of its arms up above its head. Once the prey is grasped, the arms are used to direct it toward the mouth. The cuttlefish uses a parrotlike beak and a radula (scraping tongue) to tear prey apart.</div> <div> The Birch Aquarium is located at Scripps</div> <div> 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla, CA 92037</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://aqua.ucsd.edu/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://aqua.ucsd.edu/"><U>Birch Aquarium</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1379a180.jpg" border=0 width="410" height="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>