#WouldYouRather! Would You Rather: Get in the boxing ring with a mantis shrimp🦐🥊 (Their punch is extremely fast and strong enough to break glass) Or Have a staring contest with a Bangaii cardinalfish🐟👀 (Fish don't have eyelids, so you might be there a while)

Can you identify this close-up animal? 🐊 Hint: Its skin acts as armor 🛡️

It's #FloralFriday! This is the Calycanthus florida or a Carolina allspice bush! It has large rusty red flowers that are fragrant. Some people have used the dried bark as a substitute for cinnamon. Enjoy this lovely plant out on the Rio Tinto Kennecott Plaza.🌺

🐠🐟🐡🌳🌿 El Consulado de México en Salt Lake City y el Loveland Living Planet Aquarium inauguraron hoy a las 11 a.m. la exhibición "Este es mi México," enfocada en los ecosistemas marinos y la biodiversidad de nuestro planeta.The Living Planet

A is for arapaima, B is for bullfrog, and C is for coral! School is starting soon, so let's brush up on some of the alphabet with the help of our Aquarium creatures! 🍎✏️📚🤓 #AnimalABC's #HappyFirstDayOfSchool

Does anybody else relate? The golden poison dart frog are one of the most toxic animals on Earth. Yellow-banded poison dart frogs eat a specific kind of ant called formicine ants. 🐜 These are thought to provide the frogs with the chemicals to make their toxins.

Match the x-ray to the animal! 🩻 Can you guess which animal this x-ray belongs to? Swipe to find out!

Latina Festival is happening TOMORROW! This event is included with Aquarium admission, and members get in FREE! Snag your tickets now and get ready for a day filled with vibrant performances and cuisine of Latin American heritage. 💃🌮🖼️ Fiesta Latina is presented by Ford.

Our first ever Latina Festival is happening TOMORROW! This event is included with Aquarium admission, and members get in FREE! Fiesta Latina is presented by Ford

Happy Labor Day! We are OPEN today during our regular hours of 10 am - 8 pm. Come see us and enjoy the Aquarium on your day off! 🚢

Just a reminder that ZAP day is tomorrow! Please keep in mind this is a sold-out event. We expect high capacity and limited parking. Thank you for supporting us, and we will see you tomorrow!

As part of the month-long Get to the River celebration, the Aquarium is hosting community workshops. These are FREE and EVERY SATURDAY in September from 4-5 pm at Willow Park in Murray. 🏞️ This event will be held outdoors. Visit our bio for more information about the festival.

It's #NationalIguanaAwarenessDay and we want to make you aware of our Cuban iguana, Sharptooth! 🦎 Sharptooth loves fruit, and his favorite fruits are mango or grapes.

It’s ARRRGH Aquarium now!🚢🏴‍☠️ Delve deep under the sea for Halloween on the High Seas! Visit mermaids, participate in scavenger hunts, and wear your Halloween costumes! Halloween on the High Seas at Loveland Living Planet Aquarium is presented by your local Ford stores⚓

This is your reminder that we are closing submissions for name ideas on Sunday, September 15 at 11:59 PM. Any names submitted after that date will not be considered for our top 3. The Penguin Research Station is presented by Mountain America Credit Union.

It's #Caturday with Rhu and Koshi! 🐆 How can you tell them apart? Koshi is the male and has a bigger, wider face. Rhu, the female, is more slender with a lighter coat.

Get to know our longest and shortest animal!📏Coming in at 8.6 feet, we have the nurse shark! They can "walk" using their pectoral fins as limbs.🦈 Coming in at only 0.3 inches is the brine shrimp. Brine shrimp are crustaceans that live in saltwater marshes the Great Salt Lake.🦐

We are here to give you some hairdo inspo courtesy of the animal kingdom!💇 Feel free to show these photos to your barber next time you go to the salon💈

What is the name of this animal? Wrong answers only! 🪸

It’s #AlmostFriday! How are you feeling today? Let us know in the comments 👇