A baby whitetip reef shark born at the aquarium is on display! This marks the 2024th shark species successfully bred in 10.
The first baby whitetip reef shark born at our aquarium in two yearsIt will be on display in the "Shark Sea 2024" tank from Tuesday, September 9, 3!
| Exhibition place | "Shark Ocean 3" tank (XNUMXrd floor, Eternal Ocean Zone) |
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The whitetip reef shark is a member of the Carcharhinidae family that inhabits warm waters such as the coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean. On August 2024, 8, a mother shark gave birth to four young fish measuring approximately 19 cm in length in the backyard, marking the second successful breeding event at the aquarium. On the second day after birth, the fish were confirmed to be in a stable condition, such as eating food (such as fillets of horse mackerel) given by the zookeeper, so they were moved to the exhibition tank "Shark Sea 68" in the aquarium and began exhibiting them.
The parent shark is on display in a separate tank called "Sharks of the World," which also displays three whitetip reef sharks that were born two years ago as the first breeding event at the aquarium. They have now grown big and healthy, and you can see them swimming with the parent shark.
Since the aquarium opened, it has successfully bred 27 species of sharks, 12 of which are breeding for the first time in Japan. This year, 10 species of sharks have bred, including the whitetip reef shark. In March, it successfully bred a striped shark for the first time in Japan, and the adorable appearance of the baby shark became a hot topic. In the "Samekko Room" on the fifth floor of the aquarium, baby sharks born at the aquarium are on display, and the latest information on shark breeding research at the aquarium is constantly being introduced.
The keepers who support the breeding and exhibition of the largest number of shark species in Japan not only observe the animals daily, but also work hard to manage the health of the sharks through trial and error to create a better environment. In order to study the ecology of sharks, which are shrouded in mystery, and to exhibit them in a sustainable manner, they also work tirelessly every day to breed sharks in their tanks in cooperation with aquariums and other facilities both in Japan and overseas.