Dallas World Aquarium
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The Dallas World Aquarium is an aquarium and zoo located in the West End Historic District of downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). The zoo aids conservation and education by housing many animals that are threatened or endangered as part of a cooperative breeding program with other zoos in the US and the world.
The aquatic level houses aquarium featuring fish, anemones, coral, jellyfish, etc. from around the world. The 10 main tanks feature the aquatic life of: Japan, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, British Columbia, Bahamas. Fiji, Palau, Southern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and the Solomon Islands. Other tanks on display include a large tank with a tunnel where one can observe sharks and manta rays swimming 180 degrees around the viewer and a large vivarium featuring manatees, arapaima ,giant catfish, and scarlet ibis'.
Aside from aquatic animals, the zoo also features an impressive collection of plants, birds, and animals including snakes, frogs, tarantulas, jaguars, monkeys, bats, and the only publicly displayed three-toed sloth in the US.
The aquarium also features two gift shops and three restaurants.
 3 yellow-spotted stingrays at the Dallas World Aquarium. |
 The underside of a shark, taken from an under-tank tunnel at the Dallas World Aquarium. |
 Lionfish at the Dallas World Aquarium. |
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