Berlin Aquarium
| Berlin Aquarium | |
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| File:Logo Aquarium Berlin.jpg | |
 Berlin Aquarium | |
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| 52°30′21″N 13°20′26″E / 52.50583°N 13.34056°E | |
| Date opened | 1913[1] |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| No. of animals | 9,000+[2] |
| No. of species | 800[2] |
| Website | www |
The Aquarium Berlin in Berlin is one of Germany's largest aquariums. The aquarium was built in 1913 as part of the Berlin Zoological Garden complex.[1] Since its opening the Zoo-Aquarium has been ranked among the public aquariums with the world’s greatest biodiversity.
Exhibits
Over 9,000 animals are presented on three storeys.[2] It contains jellyfish, tropical and native fishes, crocodilians (caimans and gharial), and a broad variety of insects. In addition to its 250 tanks for fish,[1] the aquarium houses a wide variety of amphibians and reptiles including tuataras.[2]
The shark tank presents the blacktip reef shark and other species.[2]
With a total capacity of 25,000 litres (6,600 US gal), twelve basins present different sections through the world of corals. The largest of these basins is the 11-cubic-metre (2,900 US gal) Great Coral Basin with its reproduction lagoon.
References
- ^ a b c "A brief introduction to Berlin Zoo". berlin-life.com. Berlin Life. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Aquarium Berlin: Zoo-Aquarium Berlin. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
External links
Media related to Berlin Aquarium at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
