Valencia Aquarium
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| Official name: | Acuario de Valencia, Fundación Seijas |
| Slogan: | El Aquarium de Valencia |
| Particularities: | only place where tamed Amazon dolphins can be seen, largest aquarium in Latin America, many exhibitions for children |
| Address: |
Valencia, Venezuela |
| Surface: | 13 hectares |
| Opening: | December 21, 1975 |
| Animal species: | about 115 in the zoo, terrarium and serpentarium, 115 in the aquarium |
| Individuals: | over thousend |
| Management: | |
| Sponsorship: | Fundación JV Seijas |
| Funding organizations: | |
| Website: | [1] |
The Valencia Aquarium is an aquarium and zoo in Valencia (Venezuela) with the largest aquarium show in Latin America .
This aquarium is home to the only tamed Amazon dolphins in the world. There are also numerous species of fish, snakes and other animals and plants in Venezuela.
Aquarium
In the actual aquarium there are numerous fish species from Venezuela. Among others you can see electric eels , saw tetra, antenna catfish and piranhas .
terrarium
Here you can u. a. Observe native turtles , spiders , frogs .
Serpentarium
Many snakes that are native to Venezuela can be found here: anacondas, boas constrictors, various types of bothrops, etc.
zoo
At the zoo, there are many of the animals of Venezuela as tapirs , many monkeys places, white caiman , ocelots , jaguars and pumas .
Dolphin show
There was a very popular show with Amazon dolphins. The only ever human-born Amazon dolphin lived here. The last animals died in 2016.
history
The Valencia Aquarium was built on the grounds of the former Valencia aqueduct . Construction of these facilities began in 1886 when General Antonio Guzmán Blanco was president. It was the first aqueduct in Valencia. It was completed a year later.
In 1955 a new aqueduct was opened and these facilities were abandoned. In 1970, Dr. Juan Vicente Seijas took the initiative to use the facilities again and to build the aquarium. A first exhibition was opened on December 21, 1975. Seijas encouraged private and public institutions to support this project.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murieron las Toninas de Valencia. Retrieved April 20, 2020 (Spanish).
Coordinates: 10 ° 11 ′ 20.5 ″ N , 68 ° 0 ′ 40.5 ″ W.