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Rhyl SeaQuarium has an open seafront location and sits on the beautiful North Wales coastline.
We would like to welcome all new explorers to join us on a voyage of discovery as we travel beneath the waves, from tranquil fresh waters to the cold depths of the abyss. Along the way we will encounter the strangely shaped sturgeon, as well as sharks found off our very own coast and rays that glide effortlessly through the water.
We will also find solitary lobsters, conger eels and mystical axolotls before entering the Lethal Reef, home to some of the most poisonous animals on our planet. These are just a few of the amazing, strange and beautiful animals that await us on our adventure. |
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- (Added 18. Jul. 2011) |
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| SeaQuarium Rhyl are so excited about their new arrivals, staff are now feeding baby sharks by hand after the choosy fish refused to dine any other way. The three bamboo sharks will only consume their full daily ration of tiny shrimps if they can eat by hand. Fortunately for their handlers, the baby sharks - which measure between 4 inches to 6 inches - do not pose any threat, but the males could reach up to 1.2 metres when fully grown! Aquarist Christy Williams said: 'We started hand-feeding our new arrivals when we noticed them showing no interest in the food, until I daggled the food into the water I tried it only once to make sure they got enough by hand, and now all of the baby sharks want their meals hand-delivered.
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 A frozen Mackerel cake would seem a strange birthday treat for most, but for an African Fur Seal like Solo, it has her seal of approval, and it was the perfect present to mark her first birthday at her new home within the Sealion Cove at Rhyl SeaQuarium. The team at Rhyl SeaQuarium are celebrating her special day throughout the holiday period alongside her new Seal friend’s, Tondy, Sefur and Bronze who are all looking forward to enjoying their favourite food and hope Solo leaves some cake for them to eat! Zoe Kelly, Seal Keeper, said Solo was “one of the more special animals” at the aquarium, as she is the youngest African Fur Seal and we all feel like she’s the baby of the pod. Zoe Kelly said, new enrichment toys and the mackerel treat were on Solo’s present list this year to help celebrate her birthday, and turning 14! “She’s not really supposed to be eating that much Mackerel, it’s a bit of a treat, but we’ll have to watch her weight.” Read More > |
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|  Newly arrived in town and already she is making a dramatic splash.
Fourteen-year-old Solo has just taken up residence at Rhyl’s SeaQuarium and has landed a starring role in their new Peter Pan production for the Easter holidays.
Solo, a South African or Cape fur seal, will be the not-so-villainous Mr Smee, right-hand ‘man’ to the dastardly Captain Hook - but unlike the real pirates she’s far more interested in fishy treats than pieces of eight.
One of her co-stars is also a newcomer to SeaQuarium, 23-year-old Stacy Adams, and a Bangor University graduate who finds she has become not only SeaQuarium’s new sea lion keeper but also that ageless resident of Neverland, Peter Pan.
The Peter Pan themed sea lion show starts for Easter Holidays from Saturday (April 16) and runs for three weeks with two shows a day at 1pm and 3pm, each lasting for around 15-20 minutes.
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 Discover more about the slimiest and most disgusting marine animals and why their weird habits are key to survival. You can get up close to some of our rock pool creatures and learn more about them. If you're lucky you may meet one of our 2ft spider crabs at our daily demonstrations. Zoe Kelly Seal keeper said "Even Our amazing seals want to get in on the act our resident seal Bronze is now doing an impression of a slimy slug to show off her skill in the daily shows at 1pm and 3pm, this is just one of the fun behavioural skills that Bronze has learnt in the fun packed show for Feb Half term". Read More > |
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 Did you know – there are more than 130 species of Shark & Ray in EU waters? But did you also know that nearly all shark species are threatened with extinction? Every year, humans kill hundreds of millions of sharks, but you can help. Come and visit the SeaQuarium to learn more about the plight of Sharks worldwide during European Shark Week, 9th – 17th October 2010, in association with the Shark Trust. Throughout the week there will be fishy fun with special Shark presentations, Touch and Talk opportunities with our native Rays, competitions, Shark lucky dip and our special ‘Fin Trail’ Discovery Quiz with fun and fascinating Shark facts. Read More > |
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