Oceanarium «Le Navi»
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Oceanarium «Le Navi» in the resort town of Cattolica on the Adriatic coast of Italy - is an innovative way to explore the marine life and the natural environment. It is also a great way to learn a lot about the appearance of the seas on the planet and their evolution to the present day. To do this, you need only to hit the road at one of the many educational paths «Le Navi».

Today Cattolica aquarium is home to over 400 marine animals brought here from all over the world in order to show visitors the park all the richness and diversity of the underwater kingdom of the earth. In 2010, the year in «Le Navi» appeared chameleons and penguins, and in the summer of 2011 - a tiny caimans and the most playful mammals - otters. These animals became an ornament of the Yellow trail oceanarium.

Tour «Le Navi» begins in an elevator, which is virtually "drops" of visitors to 3,200 meters under the water, where the so-called temporary laboratory of evolution. That it is possible to learn about the history of the earth since the time of the Big Bang and the origin of life and the time before the formation of the Mediterranean Sea. And at the end of the tour visitors waiting ... sharks! This is a real symbol of how marine life can adapt to changing environmental conditions.

Sharks - this is perhaps the main attraction of the aquarium. They are home to about 60 species belonging to 16 species - from huge to tiny Mediterranean South African bull shark. They all swim in the large pool with a capacity of 700 thousand liters of small marine fish. Sharks generally considered among the most dangerous sea predators, but they are also views on the verge of extinction due to the mass production of their fins, which are used in Oriental cuisine. Since 2003, the aquarium «Le Navi» implements the project "Face to face with sharks": any visitor can dive into the pool with these amazing creatures to dispel the myth of their excessive aggressiveness. "Face" of the project, which involved about 20 Cougar is a 3-meter shark Brigitte. If you wish, you can participate in feeding the sharks.

Several years ago, «Le Navi» also earned a "nursery for turtles" - protected area, which in the conditions of complete rest contains small turtles. Take care of them, biologists and veterinarians oceanarium. After the turtles grow up, they are released into the wild.

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Oceanarium «Le Navi»