aquariums

A recent trip has got me thinking, which zoo or aquarium houses and displays the most classes of animals? Most places have at least five or six, with the most common ones being Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, Ray-finned fish, Arachnids, Insects, and Millipedes. In aquaria, Elasmobranch...

Took this at Shedd Aquarium, August 2020.

Most aquariums I know of do not keep real corals in their very large tanks, instead opting for artificial corals. I presume this is because it is probably much cheaper and easier to manage than real corals in tanks of this scale, but I am wondering if there are any aquariums that do house real...

I haven't seen these videos posted but here are some from the EAZA youtube channel that I thought I would share. European zoochatters in particular may find these interesting given that they explain the directions being taken by European zoos and aquariums in terms of ex-situ and in-situ...

There's been a fair bit of discussion around which country is the best for zoos, but I was wondering if there is a particular city which is the best for zoos worldwide. Singapore, NYC and Berlin are obvious choices, with other big ones being Chicago, San Diego, Atlanta, Paris, Valencia, Dallas...

This small aquarium in New Brunswick now has a rare two-toned lobster on display: Rare two-toned lobster finds new home at New Brunswick aquarium | CBC News

I know there has been probally countless topics on this subject. But I want to know about zoos or aquariums that have kept animals that are only found there and no other place in captivity has them. For example, Georgia Aquarium is the only aquarium in North America that has Whale Sharks. Do...

I know most people don't care about these ratings too much, but figured I'd post them in case anyone is interested. It seems that the individual category for United States (and any others there may have been) are now gone, with only the worldwide rankings: Zoos Best Zoos - the World -...