First exhibition at our museum! giant shark
We have started exhibiting a new shark friend, the giant shark, from December 2023, 12! This will be the first time the giant shark will be exhibited at this museum.
| Exhibition start date | From Thursday, April 2023, 12 *Depending on the situation, exhibitions may be changed or canceled. |
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| Exhibition place | Eternal Sea Zone “Shark Sea 2” aquarium (3rd floor in the building) *The exhibition aquarium has been changed (6/1) |
| Exhibition specimen | Gender: Male Body length: 82.0cm |
The great nurse shark, which is being exhibited for the first time at our aquarium, is a species of shark that can grow to about 3m and lives along the coast of the Indian Ocean and in the western and central Pacific Ocean. It is nocturnal and tends to stay still during the day, moving around in search of food when it gets dark, but at the aquarium it is fed during the day, so you can observe it moving around in response to the smell of food.
In the wild, they are known to use their flat heads to explore holes and prey on things like octopuses, and in addition to octopuses, they also prey on crustaceans and small fish. At our zoo, we feed fillets of squid and horse mackerel to suit their eating habits, but they especially like squid. It is the only ovivorous shark among the baby shark family, and the fetuses are known to grow in the mother shark's womb, eating unfertilized eggs.
*Exhibits may change or be canceled depending on the condition of the creatures.Please note.