this is one of my favorite fish, it's called arapaima, i wish the picture was better, i think it makes it REALLY clear why people believe in mermaids! the fish is probably 4-5 feet long, most of which is tail, and it's gorgous, with lots of red shimmer on greenish or bluish scales. if you only caught a glimpse of the tail, it'd be easy to imagine there was a beautiful woman attached :)
the shark tank is always a favorite. you can walk through a tunnel and see lots of differnt sharks and rays (our favorite was the saw-fish, like a swordfish, but with saw blade "teeth" on the sides). afton was universally excited in the tunnel, but rayna was a little nervous (sometimes i couldnt blame her):
that ray was easily 5 feet long, plus tail, and it totally freaked rayna out! she was in the process of jumping onto my shoulder from the bench when i was trying to catch a few pictures as this guy swam by.
one of the more traditional aquarium pictures (most of this aquarium is more like a zoo, lots of birds, monkeys, a sloth--that wanders at will around the greenery directly overhead of the pathways, and various other animals). that's afton's friend the giant clam.
and, like i said, there's lots of other animals there too, this is a jaguar, sitting right by my little girl! she was in heaven! that's her friend nino also, and rayna didn't want to pose for this pictures, though she liked the cat a lot better than the sharks!
thanks friends we had a WONDERFUL time!
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That looks so neat. Its funny to hear how Afton and Rayna reacted so differently.
Your girls are adorable! Also, I am glad you had fun at the aquarium. We have a small one here and we love going to it.
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