Sharks have a deadly form of claustrophobia. It's not so much fear of enclosed spaces as it is inability to exist in them. No one knows why. Some say it's the metal in aquariums that throws their equilibrium off. But whatever it is, big sharks don't last long in captivity
Quotes about aquariums (13 Quotes)
Enough of clouds, waves, aquariums, water-sprites and nocturnal scents what we need is music of the earth, everyday music...music one can live in like a house.
The Graveyard of the Atlantic exhibit reflects the aquarium's proximity to the state's Outer Banks, where thousands of ships have run aground over the centuries. Divers in the exhibit carry on a conversation with visitors outside the tank.
It's not a guessing game. Most aquariums are linear you walk on one path, one way. We chose to be nonlinear. You come into a central area, and then you make the choice of where you want to go.
Aquariums are popular because they fill what people are looking for in a vacation. There has been a trend toward family-oriented vacations and traditional type of vacations. People also want their vacations to have an educational component that is disguised as fun. When you are doing a big downtown revitalization project, it makes sense to have a flagship attraction that you can build around.
There is the inspirational quality of live exhibits, ... One of the main reasons for aquariums to exist these days is to use that power of inspiration of living animals to motivate visitors to protect these animals in the world.
No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
Most aquariums located on a coast don't use the water. It's usually too polluted. Most have to use the product 'Instant Ocean,' you have to make the water.
We don't have mountains and aquariums and polished wood flooring,
Reef aquariums are definitely the pinnacle of the hobby.
People make all sorts of things out of them. Outdoor lamps. Fish aquariums. I had one in my living room for awhile.
We know very little about what happens to Belugas in the wild, and it's only through aquariums like this that we actually find out that information.
The future is green and low tech. We'll watch aquariums, not TVs.