Woods Hole Science Aquarium [Cape Cod]
We went to the Woods Hole Science Aquarium on Cape Cod. It would have been nice to see the seal feeding, but they weren't there.
The kids had a fun time on this free visit. They got to see a variety of fish and sea creatures, and they got a behind-the-scenes look at the tanks and tech side of the facility.
It was a rainy day, and we spent more time driving than hanging out. But it was worth seeing the ocean, Cape Cod, and exploring some sea life up close.
Woods Hole - quick walk around on a windy October day.
Very blustery.... the tail end of Tropical Storm Melissa. (12th Oct 2019)
We wanted to visit Martha's Vineyard but most ferries had been cancelled the previous two days.... and were extremely busy on the 12th... so we didn't make it !! infact they were not sailing Woods Hole - Oak Bluffs ... just to Vineyard Haven.
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.
It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England.
RV Neil Armstrong (AGOR-27) is the designation for a new oceanographic research ship, first of the Neil Armstrong-class research vessels, to be owned by the United States Navy and operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced on September 24, 2012 that the research vessel was to be named after Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon and a former naval aviator who served in the Korean War.
The ship was ordered in May 2010 as a replacement for RV Knorr, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1970. The ship was constructed by Dakota Creek Industries of Anacortes, Washington and scheduled for completion in 2014 for entry into service in 2015.
It was launched on 29 March 2014, christened by Carol Armstrong, passed sea trials 7 August 2015 and delivered to the Navy on 23 September 2015.
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FCTV Exclusives: Woods Hole Aquarium
The Woods Hole Science Aquarium was established in 1885, making it the oldest marine aquarium in the United States. Since then, it has offered countless visitors a unique opportunity to learn about our local marine ecosystem and the diversity of life beneath the waves.
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The Woods Hole Science Aquarium (WHSA) is a small public aquarium in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the US government and operated by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Marine Biological Laboratory.
FCTV Exclusives: Endangered Species Day at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium
FCTV visited Endangered Species Day at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium on May 15, 2015.
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Driving the BMW M3 down Church Street to Nobska Lighthouse, Woods Hole, MA. Woods Hole is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 925 at the 2000 census.It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole) [1], the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard. More info here
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Atlantic Wolffish Sings the Blues @ Woods Hole Science Aquarium
An Atlantic Wolffish at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium lip-synchs to Hank Williams Senior to entertain visitors to the best small aquarium in the world.
Falmouth, MA Evening Drive, Main Street
Falmouth, MA Evening Drive, Main Street
Cape Cod, MA.
Falmouth (pronunciation: /ˈfælmᵻθ/ FAL-mith) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,532 at the 2010 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woods Hole Research Center, the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.
For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth, Falmouth Village, North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service
Falmouth was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686. Bartholomew Gosnold named the settlement for Falmouth, Cornwall, England, his home port. Early principal activities were farming, salt works, shipping, whaling, and sheep husbandry, which was very popular due to the introduction of Merino sheep and the beginnings of water-powered mills that could process the wool. In 1837, Falmouth averaged about 50 sheep per square mile.
Falmouth saw brief action in the War of 1812, when the area around Falmouth Heights, on its southern coast, was bombarded by several British frigates and ships of the line, and Massachusetts militia hastily entrenched themselves on the beaches to repulse a possible British landing which never came. By 1872, the train had come to Falmouth and Woods Hole, and some of the first summer homes were established. By the late 19th century, cranberries were being cultivated and strawberries were being raised for the Boston market. Large-scale dairying was tried in the early 20th century in interior regions. After the improvement in highways, and thanks in part to the heavy use of neighboring Otis Air National Guard Base during World War II, population growth increased significantly. Large homebuilding booms occurred in the 1970s, followed by others in the 1980s and 1990s.
In the late 1800s, after railroad service was established between Boston and Cape Cod, James Madison Beebe bought over 700 acres (280 ha) and built Highfield Hall, which is now a museum, and much of the land is preserved as Beebe Woods.
In 1965, Robert Manry sailed from Falmouth aboard his 13.5-foot (4.1 m) sailboat and reached Falmouth, England, 78 days later
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WCS-Woods Hole Acoustic Buoy Deployment in NY Bight | Blue York
Scientists working for WCS’s (Wildlife Conservation Society) New York Aquarium and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) now have an “ear” for the New York region’s biggest “voices and singers”: the whales of New York Bight.
On Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, the WCS New York Aquarium-WHOI team successfully deployed a hi-tech acoustic monitoring buoy in New York waters that will enable scientists to eavesdrop on some of the world’s largest animals.
The buoy itself is four feet in diameter and its mast stands six feet above the sea surface. It is connected with patented “stretch hoses” to a weighted frame that sits 125 feet below on the sea floor. The frame carries a unique acoustic instrument that records and processes sound from an underwater microphone called a hydrophone. Information from detected sounds is transmitted from the instrument to the buoy through the stretch hoses, and to shore through the Iridium satellite system. The buoy is located between two major shipping lanes entering New York Harbor, 22 miles south of Fire Island’s west end.
While similar buoys have been deployed by WHOI off the coasts of Massachusetts and Maine this year, the near real-time technology is being used for the first time in the waters of New York Bight—a region that ranges between Montauk, New York and Cape May, New Jersey—and will help researchers better understand the movements of, and threats to, the whales swimming in regional waters. The monitoring of the whales in the New York Bight is supported by The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation.
Containing some of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, New York Bight is also home to seven species of great whales, including the humpback whale—known for its acrobatics and long, haunting songs—and the largest animal ever to exist on earth, the blue whale. The highly endangered North Atlantic right whale—one of the world’s rarest whale species—migrates through New York waters, and fin, sei, minke, and sperm whales have also been seen or heard in the waters of New York Bight.
All whale species rely on their acoustic environment to socialize and navigate, and they are vulnerable to human-related impacts such as those associated underwater noise, ship strikes, and fishing gear entanglements. Data from the buoy and other techniques as part of the project will help the team formulate new strategies for safeguarding the area’s whale populations and coordinate with state and federal agencies to protect whales and their most important habitats.
The digital acoustic monitoring buoy now floating in New York Bight will listen for whale vocalizations and other noise, and will relay information about the sounds it collects to a shore-side computer at WHOI. Analyst Julianne Gurnee of the Passive Acoustic Research Group at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, a long-time partner with WHOI in the development of the real-time acoustic technology, will review this information for whale calls. The analyzed data will be made available to the public through web sites at WHOI and through the WCS New York Aquarium, in its Ocean Wonders: Sharks! exhibit and as part of its Blue York Campaign.
WCS’s New York Aquarium is committed to restore and protect populations of threatened marine wildlife and habitats in local waters, and to inform and inspire New Yorkers about the natural heritage of New York Bight. The WCS New York Aquarium also conducts research on the region’s shark and ray populations, and is working to study and conserve the deep-water species of the Hudson Canyon, the largest submarine canyon off the East Coast.
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MISSION: WCS saves wildlife and wild places worldwide through science, conservation action, education, and inspiring people to value nature. To achieve our mission, WCS, based at the Bronx Zoo, harnesses the power of its Global Conservation Program in nearly 60 nations and in all the world’s oceans and its five wildlife parks in New York City, visited by 4 million people annually. WCS combines its expertise in the field, zoos, and aquarium to achieve its conservation mission.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.
It is the site of several famous marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association. It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard.
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Woods Hole Group Internship Opportunity
Woods Hole Group, Inc., a Falmouth, Massachusetts based consulting firm, offers a summer intern program to qualifying undergraduate and graduate students interested in oceanography, coastal science and engineering, ocean engineering, environmental analysis and monitoring, marine sciences, and related fields. The program is designed to give highly motivated students a challenging experience in a professional working environment. Undergraduates and graduating seniors with majors in the appropriate fields are encouraged to apply.
Applications for this position can be found at woodsholegroup.com, under the employment tab when openings are available.
Driving Falmouth Beach, Cape Cod, MA.
Driving Falmouth Beach, Cape Cod, MA.
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Falmouth ( /ˈfælməθ/ FAL-məth) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,532 at the 2010 census,[2] making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woods Hole Research Center, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.
For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Falmouth, please see the articles on East Falmouth, Falmouth Village, North Falmouth, Teaticket, West Falmouth, and Woods Hole. Falmouth also encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth based on postal service.
Falmouth was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686. Bartholomew Gosnold named the settlement for Falmouth, Cornwall, England,[3] his home port. Early principal activities were farming, salt works, shipping, whaling, and sheep husbandry, which was very popular due to the introduction of Merino sheep and the beginnings of water-powered mills that could process the wool. In 1837, Falmouth averaged about 50 sheep per square mile.
Falmouth saw brief action in the War of 1812, when the area around Falmouth Heights, on its southern coast, was bombarded by several British frigates and ships of the line, and Massachusetts militia hastily entrenched themselves on the beaches to repulse a possible British landing which never came. By 1872, the train had come to Falmouth and Woods Hole, and some of the first summer homes were established. By the late 19th century, cranberries were being cultivated and strawberries were being raised for the Boston market. Large-scale dairying was tried in the early 20th century in interior regions. After the improvement in highways, and thanks in part to the heavy use of neighboring Otis Air National Guard Base during World War II, population growth increased significantly. Large homebuilding booms occurred in the 1970s, followed by others in the 1980s and 1990s.
In the late 1800s, after railroad service was established between Boston and Cape Cod, James Madison Beebe bought over 700 acres (280 ha) and built Highfield Hall, which is now a museum, and much of the land is preserved as Beebe Woods. In 1965, Robert Manry sailed from Falmouth aboard his 13.5-foot (4.1 m) sailboat and reached Falmouth, England, 78 days later.
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Boston 2016 - Museum of Fine Arts
For Labor Day weekend, my family and I went to Boston. It's my first time here and my parents as well. My sibling has been here before.
It was only for two days, so we took the Super Tour bus around Boston, Harvard, and Cambridge area. We went to the Millennium Tower and the Museum of Science afterwards. After that, we walked around downtown area near the pier and had dinner at Legal Sea Foods restaurant. The next day, we went to the Museum of Fine Arts. Overall it was a short and awesome trip.
This is last part of the split of the long form video. Museum of Fine Arts.
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Magnet Fishing The Creepy Well In The Woods | Aquachigger
Join me for part two of my visit to the creepy well in the woods. In part one, I dropped some cameras down the well. In this video, I use my neodymium magnet to fish for relics or whatever else may be in the deep well. It starts to rain, and boy oh boy, did I get wet. I hope you enjoy!
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Shrimp near eruptive vent filmed on the 2009 NW Rota Expedition
A rocky outcrop on a ridge of the volcano provides habitat for two species of shrimp specially adapted to live in the extreme chemical environment found near the eruptive vent (no audio).
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Bill Chadwick, OSU, 541-867-0179, bill.chadwick@oregonstate.edu
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Video from the expedition is also available in HD format from AIVL/WHOI, but prior arrangement and licensing of the imagery from AIVL/WHOI is required for its use.
Information about the videos: There are 8 edited video clips in DV format showing highlights from dives with the JASON II remotely operated vehicle at NW Rota-1 submarine volcano in the Mariana Arc. Each clip is about 1 minute long or less, and some have an audio track recorded in the control room during the dive. One of the movies has two versions: one at normal speed and the other sped up about 4 times.
Information about the expedition: The expedition was conducted from the research vessel Thompson, operated by the University of Washington (Seattle, WA), using the remotely operated vehicle JASON II, operated by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA). Major funding for this expedition was provided by the National Science Foundation. Bill Chadwick (Oregon State University) was the Chief Scientist. For more information, see the cruise blog at:
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TOP 10. Best Zoos & Aquariums in Massachusetts: Family Holiday
TOP 10. Best Zoos & Aquariums in Massachusetts: Family Holiday
New England Aquarium, Boston, Southwick's Zoo Mendon, Woods Hole Science Aquarium, Capron Park Zoo Attleboro, WWI Memorial Park and Zoo North Attleboro, Buttonwood Park Zoo New Bedford, Franklin Park Zoo Boston, Animal Adventures Bolton, Stone Zoo Stoneham, Zoo in Forest Park Springfield
Cleveland Aquarium / Have You Ever Been? /Our Experience
This video is a walk-through of The Greater Cleveland Aquarium.
Located in Cleveland, Ohio.
Occupying the historic FirstEnergy Powerhouse building located on the west bank of the Cuyahoga River in the city's Flats district, the aquarium, which opened in January 2012, consists of approximately 70,000 square feet of exhibition space and features 55 exhibits over 9 thematic concentrations representing both local and exotic species of fish. The facility is the only independent, free-standing aquarium in the state of Ohio and ended a 26-year period that the city lacked a public aquarium. ~ wikipedia
Other aquariums:
Key West Aquarium - Key West
Marineland of Florida - Marineland
Miami Seaquarium - Miami
Mote Marine Laboratory - Sarasota
Orlando Sea Life Aquarium - Orlando[6]
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - Miami[7]
Pier Aquarium - St. Petersburg[8]'
SeaQuest Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale
SeaWorld Orlando - Orlando
South Florida Science Center and Aquarium - West Palm Beach
The Seas with Nemo & Friends - Bay Lake
The Turtle Hospital - Marathon
Tarpon Springs Aquarium - Tarpon Springs[9]
Georgia
Bo Ginn Aquarium - Millen[10]
Flint RiverQuarium - Albany
Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta
Hawaii
Living Art Marine Center - Honolulu
Maui Ocean Center - Maui
Sea Life Park Hawaii - Honolulu
Waikiki Aquarium - Honolulu
Idaho
Idaho Aquarium - Boise
East Idaho Aquarium - Idaho Falls
Illinois
Peoria Riverfront Museum - Peoria
Shedd Aquarium - Chicago
Indiana
Oceans Building, Indianapolis Zoo - Indianapolis
Iowa
Guttenberg Fish Hatchery - Jefferson
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium - Dubuque
Kansas
There are no aquariums in Kansas (as of June 2019)
Kentucky
Newport Aquarium - Newport
Louisiana
Aquarium of the Americas - New Orleans
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium - Natchitoches
Shreveport Aquarium - Shreveport
Maine
Gulf of Maine Research Institute - Portland
Maine Aquarium - Saco (closed; plans for re-opening dependent on fundraising)
Mount Desert Oceanarium - Bar Harbor
Maine State Aquarium[11] - Boothbay Harbor
Maryland
Calvert Marine Museum - Solomons
Glen Echo Park Aquarium - Glen Echo
National Aquarium - Baltimore
Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum - Ocean City
Massachusetts
Berkshire Museum - Pittsfield
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History - Brewster
Maria Mitchell Aquarium - Nantucket
New England Aquarium - Boston
Woods Hole Science Aquarium - Woods Hole[12]
Michigan
Belle Isle Aquarium - Detroit
John Ball Zoological Garden - Grand Rapids
Michigan Sea Life Aquarium - Auburn Hills[13]
Minnesota
Great Lakes Aquarium - Duluth
Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium - Bloomington
Discovery Bay[14] at Minnesota Zoo - Apple Valley
SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium Minnesota - Roseville[15]
Mississippi
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies - Gulfport
Mississippi Aquarium - Gulfport[16] (Opening in 2019-2020)
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - Jackson
Ocean Adventures Marine Park - Gulfport
Missouri
Aquarium At The Boardwalk - Branson[17] (Opening in 2020-2021)
Sea Life Kansas City - Kansas City[18]
St Louis Aquarium at Union Station - St Louis[19] (Opening in late 2019)
World Aquarium - St. Louis[20]
Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium - Springfield[21]
Montana
There are no aquariums in Montana (as of June 2019)
Nebraska
Ak-Sar Ben Aquarium - Schramm Park State Recreation Area, Omaha
Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium - Omaha
Nevada
SeaQuest Las Vegas - Las Vegas
Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat - Las Vegas
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas
The Aquarium at the Silverton Hotel - Las Vegas
New Hampshire
Explore the Ocean World Oceanarium - Hampton
Seacoast Science Center - Rye
New Jersey
Adventure Aquarium - Camden
Atlantic City Aquarium - Atlantic City
Jenkinson's Aquarium - Point Pleasant Beach[22]
Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Brigantine
Seaport Aquarium - Wildwood
SeaQuest Woodbridge - Woodbridge
New Mexico
Albuquerque Aquarium - Albuquerque
New York
Aquarium of Niagara - Niagara Falls
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium - Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center - Riverhead
New York Aquarium - Brooklyn
VIA Aquarium[23] - Schenectady
North Carolina
Aquarium & Shark Lab by Team ECCO - Hendersonville
Discovery Place - Charlotte
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher - Kure Beach
North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores - Pine Knoll Shores
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island
SciQuarium - Greensboro
SEA LIFE Charlotte-Concord Aquarium - Concord
North Dakota
There are no aquariums in North Dakota (as of June 2019)
Ohio
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium - Columbus
Greater Cleveland Aquarium - Cleveland
Toledo Zoo and Aquarium - Toledo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Aquarium - Jenks
Medicine Park Aquarium - Medicine Park
Oregon
Charleston Marine Life Center - Coos Bay
Hatfield Marine Science Center - Newport
Oregon Coast Aquarium - Newport
Oregon Undersea Gardens - Newport
Seaside Aquarium - Seaside
Pennsylvania
Electric City Aquarium
This Mushroom Starts Killing You Before You Even Realize It | Deep Look
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The notorious death cap mushroom causes poisonings and deaths around the world. If you were to eat these unassuming greenish mushrooms by mistake, you wouldn’t know your liver is in trouble until several hours later. The death cap has been spreading across California. Can scientists find a way to stop it?
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Where do death cap mushrooms grow?
In California, they grow mainly under coast live oaks. They have also been found under pines, and in Yosemite Valley under black oaks.
Why do death caps grow under trees?
As many fungi do, death cap mushrooms live off of trees, in what’s called a mycorrhizal relationship. They send filaments deep down to the trees’ roots, where they attach to the very thin root tips. The fungi absorb sugars from the trees and give them nutrients in exchange.
Where do California’s death cap mushrooms come from?
Biologist Anne Pringle, at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has done research that shows that death caps likely snuck into California from Europe attached to the roots of imported plants, as early as 1938.
How deadly are death cap mushrooms?
Between 2010 and 2015, five people died in California and 57 became sick after eating the unassuming greenish mushrooms, according to the California Poison Control System. One mushroom cap is enough to kill a human being, and they’re also poisonous to dogs. Death caps are believed to be the number one cause of fatal mushroom poisonings worldwide.
What happens if you eat a death cap mushroom?
A toxin in the mushroom destroys your liver cells. Dr. Kent Olson, co-medical director of the San Francisco Division of the California Poison Control System, said that for the first six to 12 hours after they eat the mushroom, victims of the death cap feel fine. During that time, a toxin in the mushroom is quietly injuring their liver cells. Patients then develop severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting. “They can become very rapidly dehydrated from the fluid losses,” said Olson. Dehydration can cause kidney failure, which compounds the damage to the liver. For the most severe cases, the only way to save the patient is a liver transplant.
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