Georgia Aquariun

February 10, 2012

 

 The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is an outstanding experience and is reported to be the world's largest.

The following photos show a selection of some of the exhibits.

This shark is a few feet from the glass separating us.  

The size of the deep-water fish dwarfs these women.

The skate swims so quickly that it's difficult to focus and shoot the camera.

It's easy to miss the yellow sea horses in this colorful coral reef.

If you got close enough, you could see the only color of this albino alligator -- its eyes.

The animal lacks a gene that provides color.  Its eyes appear red because of the blood in the eyes.

These vicious piranha fish can devour an animal in a short time.

Colorful tropical fish swim among live plants.

Eels swim around looking for something to eat.

Jelly fish look colorful and move at a gentle pace but contain
powerful and painful toxins that can kill other living beings.

Frogs of many colors, from tiny to large -- some poisonous -- are kept in natural habitats.

Viewing the fish from the bottom level through the clear water gives the feeling that we were with them.

 The extraordinary backdrop provides many photo opportunities.

The dolphin show was an entertaining exhibition of aquatic mammals and humans interacting in a musical aquatic ballet in a 30' deep tank.  Photography was prohibited but the Georgia Aquarium web site has a few videos that present good background descriptions.  See it at:

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/dolphin-tales/

For more information, check out this site:  http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/explore-the-aquarium/