Team ECCO

Charlottes 3-30-24 Saturday update! 🌊🩵 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Here's the 3-27-24 Charlotte update! She has continued to interact well with our divers. As you can see her favorite thing to eat currently is silversides! She is also interacting well with guests, especially children, against the glass. Still no offspring! Thank you all for patiently following Charlotte’s adventure! 💙🧜‍♀️ #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

3-23-24 Charlotte Update! We are still on Charlotte’s big adventure! We have not seen any changes in her eating, swimming or resting behaviors. She still initiates interactions with the divers and the guests that come to see her. Watch for the full moon on Monday! 🌕🌊 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Meet our Peacock Mantis Shrimp Gus! Today was his first time seeing a GoPro! #teamecco #aquarium #mantisshrimp

Charlotte update for 3-20-24! Enjoy watching some of Charlotte’s behavior today! Her appetite has increased as you can see her eating from diver Kinsley. Other than the change in her appetite nothing else has changed. Still no offspring! ❤️ Charlotte also became curious of the GoPro and decided to inspect it further! 🔎 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Shelby is back at it trying to push our sea urchins around! #teamecco #aquarium #shark

Here's this Saturdays Charlotte update! Be sure to look at Charlotte's amazon wishlist! (link in bio) #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Charlotte update for 4-24-24. Charlotte is still doing well. There have been no changes in her behavior, eating, or resting patterns. Her favorite thing to eat today was scallops! Thank you all for your kindness and support!! #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Happy Earth Day from Charlotte! Thank you to all that came to see us at the Hendersonville Earth Festival today!!! Charlotte is doing well!! No offspring yet. Thank you everyone again for all your support during Charlotte’s journey! 🌊🌎 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray #earthday

4/13/24 Charlotte update!! #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Charlotte update for 4/10/24. Charlotte is continuing on her journey with Parthenogenesis! She continues to be healthy and has a great appetite! She also initiates interactions with the divers and guests as seen in this video with diver Jacob! We thank you for your kindness and support as we continue on this journey of scientific learning. Enjoy the video! 🌊 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Epa, our Banded Bamboo Shark laid twin eggs on 4-6-24! Epa will usually lay one or two eggs a week, very rarely laying two at once! These two eggs are held together by the egg tendrils which is what sharks use to tie down their eggs. Fun fact, shark eggs are made of keratin, the same material your fingernails and hair are made from! Epa has lain over 900 eggs in her life since March of 2015, with several growing embryos due to the process of Parthenogenesis. We tag all of her shark eggs with the date they are lain to keep track of each specific eggs’ data. We are so excited to see what these two eggs will bring in the coming weeks! Epa is an amazing shark and we love having her as a member of the aquarium family. #teamecco #aquarium #shark

Here's Charlotte's Saturday update! We are still patiently awaiting Charlotte’s delivery. The ultrasound we sent to our colleagues looked good and there were no signs of any distress. We will share new developments as they come along. This has been an incredible journey and we thank you for following along! Your support inspires us to continue our research in Elasmobranch Parthenogenesis. #teamecco #aquarium #stingray

Charlotte update for 4-3-24! Still no offspring. We thank everyone for their kindness, patience, and support during Charlotte’s journey! 💕🌊 #teamecco #aquarium #stingray