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Long Island Aquarium In Riverhead Works Toward New Accreditation

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Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo feed and works with Buoy

Candyce Paparo feed and works with Buoy

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

Candyce Paparo feeds and works with Buoy

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

a 25-year-old harbor seal. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

May 24. DANA SHAW

May 24. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

May 24. DANA SHAW

May 24. DANA SHAW

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

Candyce Paparo brushes Buoy's teeth at the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center on Thursday

May 24. DANA SHAW

May 24. DANA SHAW

authorValerie Gordon on May 25, 2018
Buoy, a 25-year-old harbor seal, kisses Candyce Paparo, her trainer, on the cheek and is promptly rewarded with a capelin, which she devours in seconds. She practices her vocals, much... more

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