![]() ![]() The spare change will go towards African penguin conservation in the wild. Guests can vote for the names in the main lobby by placing spare change in their favorite name’s box. The name options are Dobby, Meatball, Nova and Pistachio. The hatchlings are being held behind the scenes and will join the Penguin Island exhibit later this summer. While it’s the longest bridge of its kind in the world, the first Shark Bridge opened in April 2015 at Newport Aquarium in Newport, Ky. This unique attraction opened on April 8, 2016. Penguin HatchlingsĪ naming contest is being held for two African Penguin hatchlings that hatched in April. Shark Bridge is an 81-foot V-shaped rope bridge that suspends over a 550,000-gallon aquarium. Guests also can watch the penguins paint with their feet as they walk over a canvas that can be taken home as a souvenir. In the North classroom, a biologist and groups of six at a time can meet some of the African penguins. Watch them waddle around, sometimes playing with people’s shoelaces. Penguin EncountersĮvery Friday at the aquarium you can book a special up close experience with the African penguins. This event caters to the special needs community with elements of the aquarium adjusted such as lighting and sound to provide a more peaceful environment for those with sensory sensitivities. On Aug. 4, the aquarium is partnering with Sambulance Safety Squad Inc., to host its first Family Inclusive Special Hours night from 6 to 8 p.m. You can meet Arrow, the only great hammerhead shark on exhibit in the United States, according to Sabec.Īnd sharks aren't the only creatures and adventures to be found at the aquarium this summer. ![]() “Before you go to the beaches in New Jersey, come learn about these incredible creatures that are misunderstood,” says Deanna Sabec, Adventure Aquarium’s public relations and events manager. More: 12 fun things to do in South Jersey as fireworks fade More: Youngest guests get their own special space at Museum of the American Revolution More: Philly exhibit will really bug you out Or if you’re brave, walk over the shaky shark rope bridge and see them below or get even closer at the Touch a Shark exhibit. Newport Aquarium Shark Bridge Whatchamavlogit 2.39K subscribers 8.7K views 3 years ago NEWPORT AQUARIUM We went across the Shark Bridge at the Newport Aquarium in Newport, Kentucky. You can submerge yourself into their world by walking through the shark tunnel with these creatures swimming above and around you. The renovated exhibit will open in mid-April and while it’s probably nothing to worry about, we sure hope they take their sweet time making sure that rope bridge is sturdy.It’s Shark Summer at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, where you can encounter the East Coast’s largest collection of sharks up close. Along with the V-shaped rope bridge suspended over the 1,500,000 litre tank, the Aquarium plans to add several specimens of the scalloped hammerhead shark – an extremely rare, endangered species that is native to Hawaii and can grow up to 4.5 meters in length…in other words, possibly big enough to swallow a person whole. Newport Aquarium’s shark tank already features an underwater tunnel that allows guests to view six species of shark – sand tiger, zebra, sandbar, blacktip, whitetip and nurse sharks – along with rare shark rays, stingrays, and less-menacing fish. At least, that’s what the thrill-masters at Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium seem to think, having just announced a number of alarming new additions to their Surrounded By Sharks exhibit, including a 30 metre rope bridge, the first of its kind in North America, that will allow brave aquarium-goers to walk just inches above a gigantic tank teeming with sharks and stingrays. ![]()
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