Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration
There are various large aquariums for public exhibition that can be found in the United States. In California, there is the Monterey Bay Aquarium, an aquarium that has housed great white sharks. In Atlanta, Georgia lies the largest aquarium in the world, the Georgia Aquarium. In Connecticut, the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is a notable aquarium.
Aside from having exhibits of marine animals and plants, Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is an oceanography institute. Located in Mystic, Connecticut, the aquarium and institution was opened in 1973. It is notable for having an intact male Steller Sea Lion, the largest sea lion. The aquatic mammal is only the largest member in the family of eared seal. Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is one of the four aquariums in the world to have kept this specie.
Moreover, Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration is known for the being the first to have attempted an artificial procedure of inseminating a Beluga Whale.
Beluga whale and steller sea lion are not the only marine creatures that you can find in Mystic Aquarium. You could also find seahorses, different species of fish and marine mammals and crustaceans. Various species of marine flora and fauna can be found in the several exhibits that the aquarium displays for public viewing and enjoyment.
Different aquarium exhibits can be found in Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. Among those that can be found inside the aquarium include Hidden Amazon, Lions of the Sea, Kodiak and Sunlit Seas. It has a bat cave and a penguin exhibit. There are various exhibits that can be enjoyed by different demographics. It is important to bring cameras when venturing inside the aquatic environment of the large aquarium.
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration is not just an aquarium where you can only admire to the beauty of the marine creatures. The institution also hosts various activities for adults and kids. Aside from that, the aquarium and marine institute has an education center where kids and even adults can learn more about the fantastic creatures under water.
Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration is a non-profit organization and Sea Research Foundation, Inc. division. Founded by a famous marine explorer, Robert Ballad, the aquarium features different underwater archaeological discoveries in addition to the beautiful and splendid aquariums settings. Robert Ballard is notable for the famous explorations of RMS Titanic, Black Sea and PT-109 shipwrecks. There are models of Ballard's explorations including maps and diagrams that can be found in Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration.
