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	<title>Fishy tales from the Aquarium</title>
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		<title>Dolphins Should Be Treated As &#8220;Non-Human Persons&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dolphins have proven so intelligent that it is morally repugnant to kill them for food or hold them captive in aquariums, according to U.S.
In fact, contrary to previous research, new research suggests dolphins are smarter than chimpanzees and second only to humans in terms of intelligence, they deserve to be treated as &#8220;non-human persons&#8221; making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>See Through Fish To Reduce Dissections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japanese scientists, have created a first of its kind new breed of transparent goldfish whose heart, brain and other organs are visible through its scales and skin.
Not only do they make for a rather unusual pet, this also spells great news for the fish lovers since this would reduce the need to dissect live fish [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Photos Of Coelacanth Fry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A team from an aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, has succeeded in capturing the world&#8217;s first photographs of juvenile coelacanths, a fish regarded as a living fossil, off Indonesia&#8217;s Sulawesi Island.
According to Aquamarine Fukushima, the fry were found Oct. 6 at a depth of 161 meters in Manado Bay off North Sulawesi Province, where the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fish You&#8217;ll Find At 7,560 M Below Sea Level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The bizarre-looking pink creatures were photographed at a depth of 7,560m (24,800ft), swimming in the Kermadec Trench off the coast of New Zealand.
An international team has been studying this area using a submersible, built to withstand immense pressures.
Last year, the same team recorded another fish at 7,700m (25,300ft) &#8211; the deepest ever filmed.
These were found [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Additions in Kelly Tarlton&#8217;s Underwater World, Auckland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two eagle ray pups were also born at the aquarium recently and ten to 15 gentoo penguin chicks are expected to hatch before the end of the year.
But that&#8217;s not all, the baby school sharks emerged from a wound in their mother&#8217;s side after she was bitten by a broadnose sevengill shark.
The team at Kelly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sea Life Aquarium Coming Up In Tempe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Merlin Entertainments Group, the UK-based owner of Legoland amusement parks and Madame Tussauds, has already begun construction at Arizona Mills Mall where it will build the nation&#8217;s second Sea Life Aquarium. There are 30 Sea Life aquariums worldwide.
The $15 million aquarium will occupy a nearly 26,000-square-foot space formerly leased by Hi-Health and host more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Okinawa&#8217;s Incredible Churaumi Aquarium</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monterey Bay Aquarium Celebrates 25th Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Monterey Bay Aquarium celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend. Besides having a look at the seahorse exhibit, the great white shark and the rest of the 550 species on display, those attending this weekend can participate in scavenger hunts, make crafts, hear live music and partake of a sustainable-seafood demonstration and tasting on Saturday. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.afishytale.com/aquarium/monterey-bay-aquarium-celebrates-25th-anniversary/</link>
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		<title>100 Seahorses Born At Blue Planet Aquarium</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In an ongoing captive breeding programme at Blue Planet Aquarium in Cheshire Oaks, more than 100 baby seahorses have been born at the aquarium that is working to protect the threatened species.
The youngsters, which measure less than a centimetre in length, are known as spotted seahorses and will eventually grow to a length of nearly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.afishytale.com/aquarium/100-seahorses-born-at-blue-planet-aquarium/</link>
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		<title>Biological Filtration Or Cycling A Tank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An appropriate filtration system is a must in any aquarium if you want healthy fish and plants.
Broadly, there are three types of filtration that are available today – biological, mechanical and chemical.
While, if you have a marine aquarium you would pretty much need to have all three types of filtration for your tank, you can [...]]]></description>
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