Tag: marine
Big fish at Churaumi Aquarium
Something else of interest in Japan – Okinawa is home to Churaumi Aquarium, the second biggest aquarium in the worl
d. I’m not keen on seeing animals in captivity but it was part of my press itinerary so I went along to check it out.
It really is gigantic – 77 different tanks, and the main one measures 8 by 20 metres, containing nearly two million gallons of water. The star attraction is four massive whale sharks, up to 8 metres long.
The sharks were beautiful (and seemed happy… Continue reading
Posted: June 13th, 2009 under General, Wildlife.
Tags: marine, Wildlife
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