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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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Children's Aquarium at Fair Park". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.fairpark.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Freshwater Zone". Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110514200716/http://www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/exhibits-freshwater-zone.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Intertidal Zone". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/exhibits-intertidal-zone.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "Shore Zone". Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101105130635/http://www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/exhibits-shore-zone.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "Near Shore Zone". Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101105130620/http://www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/exhibits-near-shore-zone.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "Offshore Zone". Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.childrensaquariumfairpark.com/exhibits-offshore-zone.html. Retrieved 24 November 2011. 

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