Sand Tiger Sharks
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The Scariest Sharks of All!
Come and meet our newest (and scariest!) residents – five ferocious looking Sand Tiger sharks.
We are running a special exhibition so you can get the low down on everything worth knowing about Sand Tiger sharks – where they live, what they eat (don’t worry – it’s not small children!), how they behave and why it’s so important we start looking after them, before getting face-to-face with the menacing creatures in the Underwater World.
Highlights:
- Meet our newest residents – five Sand Tiger sharks all the way from Maryland USA.
- Check out the newly reopened (and revamped) Oceanarium tank – the largest fish tank in New Zealand.
- Find out everything worth knowing about Sand Tiger sharks – where they live, what they eat, how they behave and why it’s so important we start looking after them.
- Become a shark-spotting expert – know who’s who in the predator tank.
- Marvel at the soon to hatch Carpet Sharks moving around their semi-transparent egg cases (also known as Mermaid Purses).
- Trace our relationship with sharks through modern times with our toothy timeline.
