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Newport Aquarium | |
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39°05′40″N 84°29′51″W / 39.0943725°N 84.4975877°W | |
Date opened | May 1, 1999 [1] |
Location | Newport, Kentucky, U.S. |
No. of animals | 20,000 |
No. of species | 90+ |
Total volume of tanks | 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) |
Memberships | AZA [2] |
Major exhibits | 12 |
Owner | Herschend Family Entertainment |
Public transit access | TANK |
Website |
www |
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The Newport Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee. It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) of water, including five acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 ft (61 metres) in length. It is the first aquarium to have had success in breeding shark rays. [3] It also has a collection of alligators, including albino alligators.
Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [4] The Newport Aquarium is part of Herschend Family Entertainment, a for-profit company. [5]
The shark ray breeding program is notable as one of the pioneering efforts in this area, resulting in the successful reproduction of two shark rays. [3] The breeding process is challenging due to the species' aggressive mating behavior, which has previously led to the death of a female shark ray. [6] As of now, the aquarium displays four adult shark rays.
Mobile Shark Cart is a mobile cart that is taken offsite to bring awareness to shark conservation. [7]
WAVE program is a program that promotes the importance of ocean conservation, leadership, and STEM to youth. Individuals can go behind the scenes with a staff member and see how the aquarium works and learn about the conservation programs and species at the aquarium. [8]
Mermaid's Cove is an interactive event in which guests see and talk to mermaids about ocean conservation in the Shark Ray Bay Theater and Coral Reef tank. This event is normally scheduled during September. [9]
Scuba Santa appears between the end of November through January 1 each year, excluding Christmas Day. He can be seen in the shark tank with his elves. [10]
Albino alligators, Snowflake and Snowball, returned to Newport in 2014. They are about six feet long and weight between 65 and 85 pounds. There are fewer than 100 albino alligators known in the world today. [11]
This article contains content that is written like
an advertisement. (July 2017) |
Newport Aquarium | |
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39°05′40″N 84°29′51″W / 39.0943725°N 84.4975877°W | |
Date opened | May 1, 1999 [1] |
Location | Newport, Kentucky, U.S. |
No. of animals | 20,000 |
No. of species | 90+ |
Total volume of tanks | 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) |
Memberships | AZA [2] |
Major exhibits | 12 |
Owner | Herschend Family Entertainment |
Public transit access | TANK |
Website |
www |
|
The Newport Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee. It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) of water, including five acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 ft (61 metres) in length. It is the first aquarium to have had success in breeding shark rays. [3] It also has a collection of alligators, including albino alligators.
Newport Aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. [4] The Newport Aquarium is part of Herschend Family Entertainment, a for-profit company. [5]
The shark ray breeding program is notable as one of the pioneering efforts in this area, resulting in the successful reproduction of two shark rays. [3] The breeding process is challenging due to the species' aggressive mating behavior, which has previously led to the death of a female shark ray. [6] As of now, the aquarium displays four adult shark rays.
Mobile Shark Cart is a mobile cart that is taken offsite to bring awareness to shark conservation. [7]
WAVE program is a program that promotes the importance of ocean conservation, leadership, and STEM to youth. Individuals can go behind the scenes with a staff member and see how the aquarium works and learn about the conservation programs and species at the aquarium. [8]
Mermaid's Cove is an interactive event in which guests see and talk to mermaids about ocean conservation in the Shark Ray Bay Theater and Coral Reef tank. This event is normally scheduled during September. [9]
Scuba Santa appears between the end of November through January 1 each year, excluding Christmas Day. He can be seen in the shark tank with his elves. [10]
Albino alligators, Snowflake and Snowball, returned to Newport in 2014. They are about six feet long and weight between 65 and 85 pounds. There are fewer than 100 albino alligators known in the world today. [11]