i didn't know there was a aquarium in St. Louis so when I heard of a local field trip was schedules we joined in to see where it was and what was there. It is a very small aquarium and it held many different animals there in addition to fish.
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| There is a small tank that houses miniature sharks, we saw hammerheads |
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| Kids got to pet a stingray |
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| admire a ferret |
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| This has to be the most active three toed sloth I have ever seen, it kept moving up and down the tree. |
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| there was a section of reptiles that the kids loved |
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| a mini slide that went underneath one of the larger fish tanks |
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| two very funny otters |
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| There were many sea sculptures that the kids could touch and play in that kept them excited |
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| large tortoises |
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| The first live armadillo I have ever seen, usually that are road kill in this area:( |
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| More funny and weird art sculpture, I think that was an octopus coming out the of the wall in the back |
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| eel |
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| Cutte pufferfish |
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| There were several petting stations where staff brought out various animals for the kids to touch and learn about |
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| Mango grove habitat |
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| Several noisy birds were around |
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| alligator turtle |
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| metal sculpture that MarioFan liked |
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| Paddle fish that Firedrake like to watch |
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| Kids examining the suction feet of a lizard, forgot the name |
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| sugar squirrels which seems to be the rage in this area for pets...these I believe were rescued |
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| A type of african cat |
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| the little fish that like to nibble on dead human skin. Firedrake thought it was a great sensation, while I on the other hand did not like the sensation at all. |
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| More hands on exhibits |
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| Another place to explore and see the fish up close |
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| touching a small lobster |
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| MarioFan found all the hidden areas in which he could explore |
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| and he encouraged his sister to follow suit although the disadvantage of being tall for your age does make some things a bit more challenging for her:) |
Errr! I posted a really long comment and then my computer crashed! That has got to be one of the few, if not only, aquarium with a mango grove in it! Do the fish eat the calluses or just did skin that you don't really see. I know Demi Moore was into that at one point, but I never thought about the purpose of having fish eat dead skin on your feet. Did it tickle or just feel slimy. I like all the crawling places they have there. Our local museums don't have things kids can climb much.
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