On the second day of my family vacation, we went to
Underwater World. Underwater World is a small aquarium which has a wide variety
of sea life on display. It has tropical and native fish, jellyfish, octopi,
stingrays, sharks and seals.
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When we got there we were already tired from our trip to
Australia Zoo. The first thing I asked at the Reception Desk was whether they
had a café so we could have some coffees. The receptionist was in good humour
and said that of course they do and how did I think he got to such a portly
size. We paid for our tickets and they
took a photo of us at a photo wall so we could purchase them later.
The first thing we saw on entering was section of rock pools
that people could reach in and touch the sea life in them. I don’t remember
everything that was in them except that there starfish. Next was a section of
small tanks that had tropical fishes such as the clown fish and tiny seahorses.
The exhibit I was most impressed with was the jellyfish.
There were lots of tanks of jellyfish and there were LED lights that shone down
on the tanks projecting different colours. The jellyfish were white naturally
so the colours from the lights added an interesting element to them. The
display was mesmerizing. One of the interesting things about jellyfish is that
they are not self aware because they don’t have a brain. They don’t think or
feel emotions at all, they are just alive.
We also went to see the outdoor tanks which had huge fish.
There also other aquariums inside that had fish as large as watermelon. I wonder
if they are good eating?
I also liked walking through the underwater aquarium where
the sharks and stingrays were housed.
At the end of the day we caught the last seal show. The
seals are big creatures, it’s what I picture an aquatic dog would be like. They
are agile and intelligent too.
I recommend Underwater World for people visiting Queensland
and local tourists. For a small aquatic centre, it has a good variety of sea
life on display, the staff is friendly and everything is very clean.
You can read the rest about my holiday here:
