Two Oceans Aquarium
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The Two Oceans Aquarium is an
Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. The aquarium was opened on the 13 November 1995 and comprises several exhibition galleries with large viewing windows:[3]
The aquarium is named for its location, where the Indian and Atlantic Ocean meet.
Exhibits
- Diversity Gallery - This gallery showcases marine life of South Africa's two oceans, and the major and temporary exhibitions of foreign species.
- I&J Children's Play Centre - Various activities to keep the young visitors entertained. Puppet shows, arts and craft.
- Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit - This exhibit holds 2 million litres of seawater. Ragged-tooth sharks as well as various other fishes are found in the exhibit.
- I&J Ocean Exhibit - This exhibit holds 1.6 million litres of seawater. Various fishes, rays and turtles to be seen in this exhibit.
- steenbras and spotted gully sharks, and living specimens of South Africa's kelp species, sea bamboo, split-fan kelp and bladder kelp. The northern rockhopper penguinsalso use this exhibit for their exercise.
- Penguin Exhibit - African black-footed penguins, northern rockhopper penguins, western leopard toads and African clawed frogs. A river course divided into three sections (upper, middle and lower) with examples of native and invasive freshwater fishes is also present
Gallery
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The tunnel of the I&J Ocean Exhibit -
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Bob, a green sea turtle at the aquarium -
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The main kelp forest tank in Two Oceans Aquarium -
Anemonefishin Two Oceans Aquarium
References
- ^ Dive South Africa: South Western Cape, Cape Town - V&A Waterfront. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "About the Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town".
- ^ "Exhibits at the Two Oceans Aquarium". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2006.
External links
Two Oceans Aquarium at Wikipedia's sister projects
Media from Commons
Travel information from Wikivoyage
- Official Website
- http://www.waterfront.co.za - For more tourist activities around Two Oceans Aquarium
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