Named the Kuroshio Sea, this enormous tank at the Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan is over 30 feet deep, 110 feet wide, and nearly 90 feet long. It holds more than 8000 tons of water, equal to about three Olympic-sized swimming pools. Eighty local species of fish are on display here including manta rays, and [...]
A recent trip to Thailand took us to Siam Oceanworld in Bangkok, and one of the most fascinating specimens there were the Sea Angels. With fins (parapodia) that look almost like wings, and a body shape to match, they look very much like mini angels, but thats where the similarities end. A type of sea [...]
Come April, and the Georgia Aquarium plans to open 1,000-gallon exhibit on lionfish - the colorful tropical fish with showy fins and venomous spines that are invading the state’s coast like an out-of-control weed. Because lionfish, which are native to the South Pacific, have no natural predators in Georgia waters, their population is exploding and [...]
What better place to hold yoga other than with the animals, which bring peace and calm just by looking at them move – the beluga whales. The Georgia Aquarium, in partnership with Be Well Atlanta, has begun offering yoga classes, Yoga Under the Sea, in front of the Oceans Ballroom tank that holds its belugas [...]
The Georgia Aquarium is putting a different – and decidedly adult – spin on Valentine’s Day this year. In a special sleepover open to the over 21 crowd, the Aquarium plans to show why it’s not only the world’s largest fish tank — it’s also the world’s largest underwater mating den. In “Motions of the [...]
One of the largest aquariums in the world, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. Incidentally, this is the site of a former cannery. One specially fantastic exhibit, is the Kelp Forest Aquarium – a 33-foot (10-m) high tank for viewing California [...]
The Calgary Zoo is reopening a popular exhibit of cow nose rays because it is confident the creatures are not in any danger. However, visitors will no longer be able to touch or feed the marine animals after 41 of them died last May under unexplained circumstances. As a safeguard, the zoo has installed an [...]
Situated on Aberdeenshire’s scenic coast in the traditional fishing town of Macduff, Macduff Marine Aquarium features marine life from the Moray Firth, Scotland’s largest bay, in a variety of exciting and innovative exhibits. So much so, that it has been awarded an award as Scotland’s Best Visitor Experience. Attractions were judged on the experience they [...]
