Behind the Scenes
Posted by Cindy | Filed under Photographs, Stories
This is the food prep area. This the fish oil that they have to give “Sweet Pea” and “Scooter”. Yes you read that correctly, they give fish oil to a shark. The same fish oil that helps you and I have a healthy heart enables the sharks to swim.
<b>Interesting fact</b> - Unlike bony fish, sharks do not have gas-filled swim bladders for buoyancy. Instead, sharks rely on a large liver, filled with oil that contains squalene. The buoyant liver may constitute up to 30% of their body mass. When in captivity, their keepers have to ensure that they receive enough oil to be able to remain buoyant.
The Behind the Scenes Tour allows you an inside look at the Aquarium facility and learn what it takes to maintain a one million-gallon environment. In a guided tour, you’ll see miles of pipes, explore how the animals are fed and visit the vet lab.
And I TOTALLY would have allowed you to...