Children's Aquarium at Fair Park
Children's Aquarium at Fair Park
Date opened |
1936[1] |
Location |
Dallas, Texas, US |
Major exhibits |
Freshwater Zone, Intertidal Zone, Shore Zone, Near Shore Zone, Offshore Zone, Stingray Bay[2] |
Website |
www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/ |
The Children's Aquarium at Fair Park is an aquarium located in Fair Park, Dallas, Texas, USA. It opened in 1936 as part of the Texas Centennial Exposition[1], and received an $8 million renovation in 2010.[1]
The Aquarium has six exhibit areas. The Freshwater Zone displays American alligator, alligator snapping turtles, red-bellied piranhas, and electric eels.[2] The Intertidal Zone has upside-down jellyfish, Oriental sweetlips, archerfish, starfish, and sea urchins.[3] The Shore Zone displays spiny lobsters, hermit crabs, and batfish.[4] The Near Shore Zone houses Giant Pacific Octopus, wolf eel, jewel moray eel, garden eel, angelfish, and hawksbill sea turtles.[5] The Offshore Zone features unusual-looking animals such as lionfish and Pharaoh Cuttlefish.[6] Stingray Bay allows guests to feed cownose rays, southern stingrays, and juvenile bamboo sharks.[1]
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