Have you ever wondered what lurks in the depths of the ocean? Perhaps there are deep sea monsters, or huge poisonous sharks, or pretty jellyfish! Take your Los Angeles car rental to the Aquarium of the Pacific and unravel the mysterious of the deep blue sea! With the large number of exhibits, presentations and plenty of staff experts to answer your questions, don't waste anymore time can come to the Aquarium on the Pacific!
Before heading over to the Aquarium of the Pacific in you Los Angeles car rental, here are some interesting facts about the aquarium itself. Located at Long Beach, California, you will find this aquarium at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. Currently there are over 12,500 animals representing over 1000 different species! Focusing on the Pacific Ocean, there are 3 major permanent galleries: Southern California and Baja, Northern Pacific and Tropical Pacific. The construction of the Aquarium of the Pacific started in 1995 and it opened in 1998. It was built on an area prone to earthquakes so the facility was built on top of 1800 cement pilings that extended 85 feet into the ground surrounded by gravel! This non-profit institution is visited by 1.3 million people each year and it's the only facility in the world to successfully breed Weedy Sea Dragons in captivity.
As soon as your park your Los Angeles car rental, come and visit the intriguing Shark Lagoon! Here you will find an exhibit of more than 150 sharks that you can touch, and some that you can't! Other than the expansive exhibit of large sharks and rays, you will also find shark touch ponds, interactive displays, a theater and a Shark Shack gift store!
This is not your typical movie! Come to the aquariums' own Honda Theater and let the state of art 3D digital animation take you to the depths of the sea and see the underwater volcanoes and strange animals that lurk there. Discover one of the most hostile places on the planet where there is no sunlight and the near freezing temperature is unlike anything we have experienced!
This beautiful exhibit is filled with more than a dozen species of sea jellies (also known as Jelly Fish)! See jellies have flourished in the world's oceans for 650 million years without brains or hearts! Did you know that they were made up of 95% water? With up to 800 tentacles that can bear stinging nematocysts that can injure and immobilize prey; don't be fooled by its outward beauty!
Chirp chirp chirp! Bird lovers must come to this lively exhibit! From the coastal lowlands of Australia there birds are around 10 inches long and have the most dazzling color combinations! In this 3,200 square foot outdoor aviary you will birds with feathers of brilliant blues and greens to reds and yellows! There are more than 100 enthusiastic lorikeets that fill the trees of this aviary and you can buy a small cup of nectar (their favorite food) and feed the birds as you walk through he exhibit! Look out! Theses birds are extremely friendly and will sit on your hand, arm, shoulder and even your head, just to get a sip of nectar!
With 16 exhibits in this gallery representing the beautiful marine life that you would find off the coast of Palau (westernmost section of the Micronesian islands), you will also find the Tropic Reef Habitat! As the Aquarium's largest exhibit, it holds 350,000 gallons of water and over 100 colorful fish and beautiful coral can be found! There are also sea turtles, zebra, black-tip reef sharks, porcupine puffers and much more!
Before heading elsewhere in your Los Angeles car rental, explore the uses of venom and poison in nature! In this special exhibit, discover how animals use toxins to survive, different delivery methods and how they affect their victims.
For more information call the Aquarium of the Pacific at (562) 590-3100.