WELL, I THINK THESE NEXT SUBJECTS WOULD APPRECIATE THE
COLD IF NOT THE FLAVOR.
THEY ARE JUST ONE OF THE MANY
CREATURES AT THE NEWPORT
AQUARIUM.
AQUARIUM. SINCE 1999, SHARKS HAVE BEEN
SWIMMING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI,
NOT OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT INSIDE
THE AQUARIUM.
THE AQUARIUM. THERE'S A MILLION GALLONS OF
FUN.
FUN. >> IT'S REALLY COOL TO WATCH THE
FISH IN THE TANK BUT WE PUT AN
EMPHASIS ON DOING THINGS.
THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO SEE AND
DO HERE.
DO HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTIVE
OPPORTUNITIES THAT FAMILIES SEEM
TO GET A KICK OUT OF.
YOU CAN TOUCH A CHARACTER AND
PET A PENGUIN.
ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS
ABOUT NEWPORT AQUARIUM, YOU GO
BACK AND EITHER REFRESH AN
EXHIBIT THAT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE
OLDER OR WE BUILD A BRAND NEW
EXHIBIT, AND TWO RECENT EXAMPLES
OF THAT ARE JELLYFISH EXHIBIT
THAT WE COMPLETELY REDID A
COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND REALLY
HAD A CHANCE TO BRING THE
JELLYFISH FROM JUST ON WALL
DISMAYS ANDISMAYS AND BRING THEO
THE OPEN.
THE OPEN. SO THEY ARE 360-DEGREE DISPLAYS
THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT A VARIETY
OF DEVELOP JELLYFISH.
WE THINK OF THEM AS LIVING ART.
SO YOU REALLY GET A CHANCE TO GO
IN AND BE CAPTIVATED BY THE
BEAUTY OF THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS.
THE OTHER RECENT EXAMPLE, WE
ADDED THE FROG BOG EXHIBIT WHICH
IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN
JELLYFISH.
JELLYFISH. JELLYFISH IS SERENE AND CALM AND
FROG BOG IS LOUD, ENERGY,
BRIGHT, FUN.
BRIGHT, FUN. KIDS HAVE A CLIMBER THAT THEY
CAN CLIMB THROUGH AND SORT OF A
MAY AREA, BUPLAY AREA.
WE HAVE SPECIES OF FROGS IN
TANKS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT THE
DISPLAY.
DISPLAY. SO THE KIDS HAVE DISCOVERIES
THAT THEIR PARENTS DON'T EVEN
HAVE.
HAVE. THEY GET TO GO CHECK OUT A NEW
SPECIES OF FROG AND SIDE DOWN
AND TELL THEIR FAMILY ABOUT --
SLIDE DOWN AND TELL THEIR FAMILY
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. IT'S A COOL WAY FOR THE KIDS TO
LEARN AND TELL THEIR FAMILIES
ABOUT IT AS WELL.
THE SURROUNDED BY SHARKS EXHIBIT
IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE AT
NEW PORT AQUARIUM.
IT FEATURES A VARIETY OF SHARKS.
YOU REALLY WALK AMONG THE
SHARKS.
SHARKS. THE SHARKS WILL SWIM OVER TOP OF
YOU AND SWIM UNDER YOU AND YOU
GET TO PUT YOUR FACE UP AGAINST
THE CLASS.
THE CLASS. IT'S A COOL WAY TO EXPERIENCE
IT.
IT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO
HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM IS
TRY TO EDUCATE OUR GUESTS AS TO
THE IMPORTANCE OF A LOT OF THESE
ANIMALS.
ANIMALS. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS DISPEL A
LOT OF THE MYTHS THAT SURROUND
THE SHARKS BY DISPLAY A LARGE
NUMBER OF SHARKS IN OUR SHARK
EXHIBIT, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY SEE THOSE SHARKS UP
CLOSE, SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY
NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO DO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO
DO HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM
IS GETTING BEYOND THE GLASS.
WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT CALLED SHARK
CENTRAL WHERE PEOPLE CAN TOUCH A
VARIETY OF SMALLER SHARKS.
PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED HOW THE
SHARKS FEEL AND THE DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF SHARKS FEEL.
THEY CAN TELL THEIR FRIENDS AND
FAMILY THEY HAD A COOL
EXPERIENCE OF TOUCHING SHARKS.
>> IF PETTING SHARKS IS NOT YOUR
STYLE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER
MARINE ANIMALS TO EXHIBIT.
>> PENGUIN PALOOZA IS ALL
PENGUIN.
PENGUIN. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT PENGUIN, THIS IS THE PLACE
TO BE THIS YEAR.
THERE ARE ROCK HOPPER PENGUINS
ALONG WITH OUR KING PENGUINS,
THOSE MAJESTIC APRIL MALLS WITH
THE -- ANIMAL WITH THE YELLOW
BIBS AND OUR CHIN STRAP
PENGUINS.
PENGUINS. THEY RULE THE ROOST IN THAT
EXHIBIT.
EXHIBIT. UP CAN'T REALLY TELL.
THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST
BIRDS BUT THEY REALLY PUSH THE
KINGS AROUND.
KINGS AROUND. WE ALSO HAVE A ARE PENGUIN
ENCOUNTER, WHERE WE HAVE AFRICAN
PENGUINS.
PENGUINS. YOU CAN DO THE AFRICAN PENGUIN
ENCOUNTER WHICH IS YOU SPEND 20
MINUTES WITH THE BIOLOGY AND
LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN
AFRICAN PENGUIN HERE IN THE
EXHIBIT AT THE AQUARIUM AS WELL
AS WHAT WE DO FOR GLOBAL PENGUIN
CONSERVATION.
CONSERVATION. >> WELL, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR YOU AS A FAMILY, MOMS, DADS,
KIDS TO COME VISIT ZOOS AND
AQUARIUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY.
WHEN YOU CAN GET CLOSER TO THE
ANIMALS, IT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE
LIKE YOU WANT TO DO THINGS FOR
THE ANIMALS.
THE ANIMALS. THE ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR
CONSERVATION.
CONSERVATION. WHEN YOU COME TO THE AQUARIUM,
AND GET TO SEE THE ANIMALS UP
CLOSE AND PERSONAL, JUST BEYOND
THE GLASS, YOU REALLY SEE HOW
WONDERFUL THESE SPECIES ARE.
YOU REALLY WANT TO BE AN
AMBASSADOR FOR THESE ANIMALS
WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL, WHEN YOU
GO TO WORK.
SO WE TRY TO MAKE THESE EXHIBITS
FUN AND ENTERTAINING SO YOU WILL
ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING IN A
FUN WAY AND THEN ALSO SEE HOW
WONDERFUL THESE ANIMALS ARE IN
THE EXHIBITS THAT WE CREATE FOR
THEM.
THEM. IT REALLY DOES TAKE AN ARMY TO
RUN THIS AND WERE A WELL OILED
OPERATION.
OPERATION. WE ARE PRETTY PROUD OF
EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING HERE.
>> AND BE SURE TO VISIT
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