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Aquarium Of The Pacific In Long Beach A Southern California City
The Aquarium of the Pacific (formerly the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific) is a public aquarium on a 5-acre site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California
Baja Divers Entry Exhibits Fish Fountain Jellyfish Lorikeet Forest Playground Sea Anemone Sea Of Cortés Seal & Sea Lion Sharks
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Sea Anemone, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Sea anemones are a group of water-dwelling, predatory animals of the order Actiniaria. They are named for the anemone, a terrestrial flower.

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Divers, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Divers work in aquariums to entertain the visitors, to maintain and clean the tanks, and toattend the needs of the sea flora and fauna.

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Entry, To The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

The lead up to and entry into the To The Aquarium Of The Pacific.Includes the outside ticket booth and inside lobby.

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Exhibits, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Two examples of the quality of exhibits in the Aquarium Of The Pacific.

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Fish, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

A fish is any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups.

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Fountain, In Front Of The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach

A fountain in front of the aquarium illustrates all the creature found in the shallowsand watersheds that surround the bay.

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Jellyfish, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Jellyfish or jellies are the major non-polyp form of individuals of the phylum Cnidaria. They are typified as free-swimming marine animals consisting of a gelatinous umbrella-shaped bell and trailing tentacles. The bell can pulsate for locomotion, while stinging tentacles can be used to capture prey.

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Lorikeet Forest, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

An aviary containing lorikeet birds was part of the Aquarium Of The Pacific.Nectar was available for visitors to feed the lorikeets.

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Playground, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

A children's play area was in the outside center of the aquarium.

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Sea Of Cortés, At The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

The area of the aquarium that delt with the fish and other sea creatures of the Sea Of Cortez.

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Seal & Sea Lion, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Sea lions are sea mammals characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, the ability to walk on all fours, and short, thick hair. The harbor is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere.

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Sharks, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

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Baja, In The Aquarium Of The Pacific, Long Beach, California

Baja, Mexico and Southern California undersea features.


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