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Together, they work on numerous initiatives, at the aquarium, in their backyard, and around the world. Through Ocean Wise, the aquarium rescues and rehabilitates over marine mammals every year. Your ticket money goes directly to needy animals! The presentation of the exhibits at Kaiyukan is what makes it one of the coolest aquariums in the world, and the wonder begins the moment guests walk through the Aqua Gate into a tunnel of ocean blue.
Represented at Kaiyukan are hammerheads, whale sharks, octopuses, loggerhead turtles, and cute, wide-eyed, but extremely poisonous porcupine fish. See squadrons of squid and packs of piranhas. The Japanese spider crabs, terrifying and alluring in equal measure, can reach a whopping 12 feet in size. One of the largest aquariums in the world, and certainly one of the best, S.
Aquarium is the shimmering jewel of Sentosa Island in Singapore. There are over , specimens living within its spacious tanks. Imagine if someone organized them into some kind of naval force. There are 10 different zones encompassing 50 habitats.
Visitors embark on a voyage of discovery, travelling from the Strait of Karimata to the Red Sea, and far, far beyond.
The Open Ocean exhibit is what sets S. Through its conservation crew, the Guardians of the S. Its most successful projects include reducing single-use plastics in schools, as well as reef and beach clean-up drives. Theirs is home to over 20, marine animals, focusing on the diversity of life within the waters of Northern California. Found on the famous Pier 39, the non-profit Aquarium of the Bay is full of interesting local characters. There are California sheepheads, who decide their own gender; fearsome bat rays, who crush their food with iron jaws and fight off predators with venomous spines; and friendly sevengill sharks, known to roam the shallows of San Francisco Bay for up to 32 years.
You can immerse yourself not literally, as tempting as it might be in the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay by exploring its differing depths, nooks and crannies, and be enamoured by its array of residents as you flow through a range of crystal-clear tunnels. From breeding and rescue initiatives, to science and nature programs in schools, Aquarium of the Bay is a bastion of ocean research and education in and around the Bay Area.
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