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for this particular exhibit it’s one of

for this particular exhibit it’s one of the first exhibits visitors will arrive

the first exhibits visitors will arrive

the first exhibits visitors will arrive at the cram so we really wanted to start

at the cram so we really wanted to start

at the cram so we really wanted to start on a really kind of a WoW and the

on a really kind of a WoW and the

on a really kind of a WoW and the indo-pacific reef is one of the most

indo-pacific reef is one of the most

indo-pacific reef is one of the most biodiverse habitats in the ocean and

biodiverse habitats in the ocean and

biodiverse habitats in the ocean and most people when they go to the beach on

most people when they go to the beach on

most people when they go to the beach on their summer vacation they look out

their summer vacation they look out

their summer vacation they look out you really don’t know exactly all the

you really don’t know exactly all the

you really don’t know exactly all the habitats that are out there all the fish

habitats that are out there all the fish

habitats that are out there all the fish that are migrating up and down the coast

that are migrating up and down the coast

that are migrating up and down the coast we want to expose people to this

we want to expose people to this

we want to expose people to this underwater world one thing we do is we

underwater world one thing we do is we

underwater world one thing we do is we really look at the really detailed

really look at the really detailed

really look at the really detailed assemblage of the reef there’s coral

assemblage of the reef there’s coral

assemblage of the reef there’s coral that would grow be growing closer to the

that would grow be growing closer to the

that would grow be growing closer to the surface and certain clusters we have at

surface and certain clusters we have at

surface and certain clusters we have at least a hundred species of coral

least a hundred species of coral

least a hundred species of coral represented in the exhibit we’ve done a

represented in the exhibit we’ve done a

represented in the exhibit we’ve done a pretty good job of taking photographs of

pretty good job of taking photographs of

pretty good job of taking photographs of the real thing and recreating it so the

the real thing and recreating it so the

the real thing and recreating it so the process of making this habitat we do a

process of making this habitat we do a

process of making this habitat we do a clay model we then have to start

clay model we then have to start

clay model we then have to start building the full-scale so we have to

building the full-scale so we have to

building the full-scale so we have to build all these ridges of coral off-site

build all these ridges of coral off-site

build all these ridges of coral off-site and all these panels are actually made

and all these panels are actually made

and all these panels are actually made of first of all fiberglass molded over a

of first of all fiberglass molded over a

of first of all fiberglass molded over a styrofoam that’s been sculpted into the

styrofoam that’s been sculpted into the

styrofoam that’s been sculpted into the shape so piece by piece gets lowered

shape so piece by piece gets lowered

shape so piece by piece gets lowered into the tank assembled and then we have

into the tank assembled and then we have

into the tank assembled and then we have to have all the seams connected in the

to have all the seams connected in the

to have all the seams connected in the tank so it’s a quite a process you find

tank so it’s a quite a process you find

tank so it’s a quite a process you find that if we make it exactly like the real

that if we make it exactly like the real

that if we make it exactly like the real habitat the fish basically live just

habitat the fish basically live just

habitat the fish basically live just like they would in the real habitat to

like they would in the real habitat to

like they would in the real habitat to them its physical structure it’s the

them its physical structure it’s the

them its physical structure it’s the shape they relate to it the thing that’s

shape they relate to it the thing that’s

shape they relate to it the thing that’s unique about this exhibit is that we’ll

unique about this exhibit is that we’ll

unique about this exhibit is that we’ll have 20 black tip reef sharks they’re a

have 20 black tip reef sharks they’re a

have 20 black tip reef sharks they’re a shark that’s social they form social

shark that’s social they form social

shark that’s social they form social bonds it does get a little frenzied when

bonds it does get a little frenzied when

bonds it does get a little frenzied when the sharks are feeding so we have to

the sharks are feeding so we have to

the sharks are feeding so we have to sort of break them up so we actually do

sort of break them up so we actually do

sort of break them up so we actually do target training for the Sharks that sort

target training for the Sharks that sort

target training for the Sharks that sort of get them

of get them

of get them what feeding time is sort of the

what feeding time is sort of the

what feeding time is sort of the equipment of 20 dogs that are gonna be

equipment of 20 dogs that are gonna be

equipment of 20 dogs that are gonna be fed at the same time you would not want

fed at the same time you would not want

fed at the same time you would not want to have just one dog bowl you want to

to have just one dog bowl you want to

to have just one dog bowl you want to have four separate stations for feeding

Calypso is a green sea turtle now clip

Calypso is a green sea turtle now clip so was an animal that was actually a

so was an animal that was actually a

so was an animal that was actually a rescue animal for us she had some

rescue animal for us she had some

rescue animal for us she had some netting around one of her front flippers

netting around one of her front flippers

netting around one of her front flippers which cut off the blood flow so

which cut off the blood flow so

which cut off the blood flow so unfortunately she had an infection in a

unfortunately she had an infection in a

unfortunately she had an infection in a flipper once we removed that marine

flipper once we removed that marine

flipper once we removed that marine debris we unfortunately had to amputate

debris we unfortunately had to amputate

debris we unfortunately had to amputate one of her front flippers she was an

one of her front flippers she was an

one of her front flippers she was an animal that really couldn’t be released

animal that really couldn’t be released

animal that really couldn’t be released but she really is an animal that them

but she really is an animal that them

but she really is an animal that them the visitors when they see her come up

the visitors when they see her come up

the visitors when they see her come up for a breath right in front of them

for a breath right in front of them

for a breath right in front of them really are amazed at her just size and

really are amazed at her just size and

really are amazed at her just size and beauty so it’s it’s just like that

beauty so it’s it’s just like that

beauty so it’s it’s just like that opportunity if you were able to travel

opportunity if you were able to travel

opportunity if you were able to travel to one of these habitats the biggest joy

to one of these habitats the biggest joy

to one of these habitats the biggest joy I get out of it is seeing kids and

I get out of it is seeing kids and

I get out of it is seeing kids and families they’re just like holy cow look

families they’re just like holy cow look

families they’re just like holy cow look at this