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Shedd Aquarium, on the Museum Campus of Grant Park at 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Dr. (US 41), exhibits more than 32,000 aquatic animals in naturalistic settings. Visitors to the aquarium can watch divers hand-feed fish in the 90,000-gallon Caribbean Reef; wander through the Amazon rainforest in the Amazon Rising exhibit; or observe coral shrimp, a giant Pacific octopus, Australian lungfish and turtles as well as gently touch the bony plates of lake sturgeons in the main galleries.
One of the largest indoor marine mammal pavilions in the world, the Abbott Oceanarium contains beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters, California sea lions and a colony of penguins. An array of shark species dwell in the 575,000-gallon Wild Reef exhibit, which includes an artificial reef and several tons of imported sand. Stingray Touch show is offered seasonally (weather permitting). Special exhibits and animal encounters are offered.
Guided tours are available. Food is available.
One of the largest indoor marine mammal pavilions in the world, the Abbott Oceanarium contains beluga whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, sea otters, California sea lions and a colony of penguins. An array of shark species dwell in the 575,000-gallon Wild Reef exhibit, which includes an artificial reef and several tons of imported sand. Stingray Touch show is offered seasonally (weather permitting). Special exhibits and animal encounters are offered.
Guided tours are available. Food is available.
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