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SEA LIFE has launched a family-friendly interactive trail to help visitors learn about the North Pole’s animals this Christmas. Taking place at sites in Birmingham, Brighton, Great Yarmouth, Hunstanton, Loch Lomond, Manchester, Scarborough and Weymouth, you will be able to dive into an arctic adventure to join Snowy, the frosty explorer, on an exciting Christmas … Read more
Weymouth SEA LIFE Adventure Park has announced a brand new behind the scenes tour, allowing guests to experience all the fascinating secrets and surprises that involve making the aquarium work.
This World Turtle Day is the perfect time to highlight that The Deep in Hull – home to 5,000 animals including sharks, turtles and rays – marks its 20th anniversary this year with new investment. A £380,500 Biffa Award means the attraction can update three areas of the Cool Seas gallery to create an immersive learning experience for … Read more
Visitors to SEA LIFE centres across the UK will soon be able to meet Peppa Pig and a host of incredible underwater creatures on a new trail to discover how to keep sealife safe in the oceans. The interactive, immersive trail aimed at pre-schoolers and young families will task participants with several activities, from spotting seahorses … Read more
SEA LIFE Brighton, the world’s oldest operating aquarium, is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. To commemorate this iconic milestone, SEA LIFE is focusing on a year-long series of events and occasions to pay tribute to both the history and evolution of the aquarium.
Witches and wizards, creatures of the night, and gruesome creepy-crawlies; read our pick of the best places to visit to keep your little horrors entertained this Halloween and half-term holiday!
SEA LIFE London has welcomed the only Gentoo penguin chicks to be born in England this year following a successful nesting season for the Southbank-based aquarium. The fluffy pair – who weighed just 105g and 98g (about the weight of an orange) when hatched – are currently being cared for by penguin parents Ripley and Elton and … Read more
Witches and wizards, creatures of the night and gruesome creepy-crawlies; read our pick of the best places to visit to keep your little horrors entertained this Halloween and half-term holiday! Please note: all venues covered in this guide require tickets to be booked in advance – see individual websites for further details. Join West Midland Safari Park … Read more
Visitors looking for aquatic escapism can head to SEA LIFE centres across England and Ireland from this weekend as doors reopen to visitors at eight locations. Teams in Birmingham, Blackpool, Brighton, Hunstanton, Manchester, Scarborough and Weymouth in England and Bray in the Republic of Ireland have been working behind the scenes to ensure a safe … Read more
It’s been a busy summer for The Deep in Hull as they welcomed not one, but two gentoo penguin chicks. The first arrived in June weighing 90 grams, and the second in July weighing 98 grams. Both are doing well and gaining in independence but will stay close to their parents for the next few … Read more
A brand new Aquarium dedicated to conserving threatened and extinct-in-the-wild freshwater fish opened at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this week. Ahead of the launch, award-winning wildlife photographer and BBC Countryfile expert Jack Perks captured some stunning shots of the Zoo’s newest residents. The new Aquarium – the first of its kind in the UK – includes … Read more
Nausicca, Europe’s largest aquarium located in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, has enhanced two of its major marine exhibitions with spectacular new displays. Stopovers in the Mediterranean now features a space devoted entirely to shipwrecks, created to allow visitors – like a diver – to discover creatures that have made the underwater habitat their new home – including the … Read more
SEA LIFE Brighton has launched a new £2.7 million Day & Night ocean exhibit, allowing visitors to experience 24 hours on a coral reef as part of an immersive display – the first of its kind in the UK. Home to over 840 stunning sea creatures, the impressive 700,000 litre display features an ocean tunnel … Read more
The UK’s first aquarium dedicated to conserving the world’s most endangered freshwater fish is due to open at ZSL Whipsnade this summer. Visitors will be able to explore ten of the planet’s most extreme and fascinating aquatic habitats, as they come face-to-face with some of the rarest and most unique fish species in existence. The … Read more
SEA LIFE Brighton is inviting families to unveil their inner superhero in a brand-new interactive adventure this half-term – Underwater Superheroes. As they navigate from tank to tank, guests will face challenges from SEA LIFE’s Super 5 subaquatic superheroes – starfish, shark, octopus, crab, and seahorse. Will you be able to spot the invisible camouflaged … Read more
Visit The Deep aquarium in Hull this October half term and find out which animals use venom and which use poison in a new fun-packed interactive show. Was snow white’s apple venomous or poisonous? Did Dory get bitten or stung? Delve into the lives of toxic creatures at The Deep and discover how our animals use their … Read more
NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), has welcomed three frilled lizards to its new ‘Island Stories’ exhibition. Native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, the frilled lizard spends most of its time in trees, only visiting the ground to hunt for insects such as caterpillars and beetles. The lizard gets the name ‘frilled’ … Read more
A national photography competition run by The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has announced its 2018 winners at a special event hosted by Living Coasts in Torquay. Dozens of entries were submitted to the National Zoo & Aquarium Photo Awards, with shots showing life in a BIAZA collection, work behind the scenes and … Read more
The United Nations celebrates World Oceans Day on 8th June every year and many countries have celebrated this special day following their 1992 conference on Environment & Development held in Rio de Janiero. The main action focus for this year’s event is to prevent plastic pollution and encourage solutions for a healthy ocean. The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, … Read more
NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), has undergone a massive expansion, making it one of the largest aquariums in the world. The new large-scale structure will open its doors to the public this Saturday 19th May and is a real architectural, aquatic and technical triumph for NAUSICAA and the first of its kind … Read more
NAUSICAA, the French National Sea Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer (France), has undergone a massive expansion which will launch on Saturday 19th May, making it one of the largest aquariums in the world. The new large-scale structure is a real architectural, aquatic and technical triumph for NAUSICAA and the first of its kind Europe. Built in the … Read more
A group of captive-bred small-eyed rays have been born at Newquay’s Blue Reef Aquarium, with more rays expected to hatch out over the coming weeks. A number of ray egg-cases had been donated to the aquarium and it is hoped these will go òn to form a captive breeding population. The ray, usually found on … Read more
The latest creature to take up residence at Sea Life Brighton is a juvenile octopus named Pumpkin. The new arrival, aged between 3-6 months old, is too young to have its gender determined just yet, although staff at Sea Life Brighton believe the octopus is a girl based on her behaviour. Pumpkin is housed in … Read more
Visit The Deep aquarium in Hull from 21 October and fully immerse yourself in a brand new interactive ocean experience. Digi:Sea is a family friendly exhibit that invites visitors to design an animal, upload it to the sketch ocean wall and watch as your very own creation becomes an animated work of art. Release your … Read more
The Blue Reef Aquarium team in Newquay, Cornwall, were called out by lifeguards last weekend to come to the aid of a stranded giant sunfish, the heaviest bony fish in the world. This unusual looking oceanic fish can be as tall as it is long and adults can weigh as much as 1000kg. The Cornwall … Read more
The Deep in Hull has welcomed two loggerhead sea turtles following the closure of Aquatopia in Antwerp last month. The duo, named Sensa and Mabouche, will now make The Deep’s 2.4m litre Endless Ocean exhibit their new home. The youngest of the metre long pair, Mabouche, is believed to be between 15 and 20 years … Read more
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