Welcome to the Baltimore Aquarium

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Welcome to the Baltimore Aquarium

• http//www.aqua.org/

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Agenda
1. You Tube of Aquarium
2. Map of Aquarium
3. Highlights
4. Planning Your Trip
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Sit Back and Enjoy the Show

• One Persons Aquarium Experience
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v0vfo7r4Txsg
• Under the Sea
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vvk6TwR3CwvE
• Jimmy
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vxtU-BEGIcJQ

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Knowing Your Way Around

• https//secure.aqua.org/downloads/pdf/WebGuideMap.
  pdf

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Levels of the Aquarium
Where do you want to go?
Level 1 Wings in the Water
Level 2 Maryland Mountains To the Sea
Level 5 Upland Tropical Rain Forest Hidden Life
Baltimore Aquarium
Level 3 Surviving Through Adaptation
Level 4 Sea Cuffs Kelp Forest Pacific Coral
Reef Amazon River Forest
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Exhibits

• The Aquarium features hundreds of exhibits
• There are more than 16,500 animals.

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Block Diagram
Animal Planet Wild Australia
4D Immersion Theater
Frogs
Dolphins
living creatures that are as close to prehistoric
as can be found on earth
Brings you closer to the sights, sounds, and
smells of the action
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4-D Immersion Theater
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4-D Immersion Theater

• http//www.aqua.org/4d.html
• The Aquariums 4D Immersion Theater combines the
  visual drama of a 3D film with a variety of
  sensory effects, which are built into theater
  seats and the theater environment.
• Most films are transformed into 20-minute or less
  experiences and will virtually bring on-screen
  images to life with added effects such as water
  mist, wind, a neck air blast, snow, bubbles,
  steam, leg ticklers, scents, enhanced floor
  lighting, and seat vibrations!

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Planet Earth Shallow Seas 4-D Experience 

• The Aquarium invites you to descend beneath the
  surface of the ocean into our new 4-D Immersion
  Theater. Combining the drama of 3-D with special
  effects such as wind, mist, scents and dramatic
  lighting, Planet Earth Shallow Seas 4-D
  Experience explores some of the world's richest
  coral reefs and shallow coastal waters. Meet
  fantastic creatures like the unique pygmy
  seahorse and giant sun star, and be there as
  their stories unfold. Hunt along side bands of
  sea snakes as they use cunning strategy to lure
  unsuspecting prey.
• In this epic 15-minute 4-D adventure, hear the
  power of the ocean's waves as they crash along
  the shoreline, and feel the salty spray as you
  surf the coast with Atlantic bottlenose dolphins
  in search of food. Glide alongside a cast of
  balletic sea lions as they dive through vast
  swirling bait balls of anchovy, and track a
  mother humpback whale and her calf as they
  navigate from their tropical nursery to the Artic
  Circle. Experience the greatest gathering of
  seabirds and whales ever captured in Digital HD.
• Sense the pressure, feel the perils and smell the
  triumph as you celebrate Earth as never before in
  Planet Earth Shallow Seas 4-D Experience.

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Brief Trailer of 4D Show

• Planet Earth Shallow Seas 4-D Experience

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Animal Planet Australia

• Wild Extremes

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Australian Extreme

• http//www.aqua.org/australia.html
• The Aquarium's Australian exhibit, Animal Planet
  Australia Wild Extremes, depicts amazing stories
  of survival in an extreme environment.
• The highly adaptive animals in wild Australia
  have survived over millions of years in a land of
  drought, fire, and flood.

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• More Than a Stone's Throw AwayAustralia, roughly
  the same size as the United States, is the
  worlds largest island. Separated by ocean from
  the rest of the world, Australia has a higher
  percentage of endemic animals than any other
  continent on earth, meaning that many of its
  species are not naturally found outside the
  country.
• These animals living creatures that are as
  close to prehistoric as can be found on earth
  developed over millions of years in solitude.
• Most of us will never get within a cooee of these
  creatures without going to wild extremes.

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• The Northern TerritoryAnimal Planet Australia
  Wild Extremes depicts a river gorge in the the
  northern region of outback Australia. The earth
  in this harsh land is deep and rich red,
  including the soil, the sand, and the rock.
• Twice the size of California, but with only
  200,000 residents, the Northern Territory is a
  land where nature reigns. Adventurous visitors
  can explore the World Heritage parks of Kakadu
  and Uluru (Ayers Rock) trek through the Outback
  ride to dinner on a camel and enjoy the fiery
  and unforgettable sunsets that light up Darwin
  Harbour.
• From saltwater crocodiles to birds that can't
  fly the animals of the Northern Territory are as
  diverse as they are plentiful. The landscape
  shifts from desert plains to waterfalls that
  reach for the sky. Welcoming, friendly and laid
  back, the Northern Territory of Australia is
  haven for those that want to connect with nature-
  in a land of wild extremes!

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Frogs! A Chorus of Colors
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• Many of us recognize their music as the backdrop
  to summer evenings. Almost anywhere, in any
  environment, frogs fill the night with the music
  of their croaks, yaps, grunts, chirps, whoops,
  trills, snores, growls, and whistles.
• Follow their calls anywhere in tropical
  forests, frozen tundra or scorching deserts, from
  rural country sides to bustling cities and, if
  you look closely, youll find frogs hopping,
  climbing, walking, running, burrowing, swimming,
  and maybe even gliding.
• These amphibians are among the most visually
  stunning, vocally pleasing, and adaptively
  remarkable life forms on earth, but their chorus
  is fading. The beauty and elegance of frogs is
  often overlooked, but in Frogs A Chorus of
  Colors, we invite you to take a closer look. And
  a good listen.

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Adaptations

• Adaptations
• Frog Anti-Freeze
• Frog Without a Pond
• What Big Ears
• What Big Eyes
• What Bright Colors
• What Thin Skin

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Frogs You can Expect to See

• African Bullfrog
• African Clawed Frog
• American Bullfrog
• Budgett's Frog
• Chinese Gliding Frog
• Dumpy Tree Frog
• Fire-bellied Toad
• Golden Mantella Frog
• Ornate Horned Frog
• Poison Dart Frogs
• Smokey Jungle Frog
• Smooth-sided Toad
• Vietnamese Mossy Frog
• Waxy Monkey Frog

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A Fading Chorus

• Over the past 50 years, scientists have recorded
  major declines in frog populations around the
  world. A few species have vanished completely.
• Many frogs die as the result of local human
  activity, but the epidemic has also reached
  remote areas. Is there a global cause? Scientists
  continue to search for answers.
• Among the causes factoring into population
  declines are
• Habitat destruction by human development
• Introduced species that prey on frogs or affect
  the food chain
• Chemical pollution
• Climate Changes
• Over-collection as a food source
• Epidemic diseases

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Have a safe trip!