National Aquarium Baltimore

The National Aquarium in Baltimore is a public aquarium in the Inner Harbor area of Baltimore, Maryland. It was opened in 1981. The aquarium has an annual attendance of almost 1.5 million. Particular attractions include the Dolphin Show, Australian Exhibit and Jelly Fish Exhibit.

The Dolphin Show:
Baltimore Aquarium has 8 dolphins out of which two are male and six are females. They age from three years to thirty nine years. Allison Ginsburg is the manager of Dolphin training and says that when it comes about the training of the dolphins, it's basically all about the relationship the trainer develops with the dolphin. She believes the trick is to know each and every animal as they're all different just like human beings.

Australian Exhibit:
The Australian continent's unique geography, plant, and wildlife are the result of intense isolation. Australia is Earth's largest island, and its life has developed in solitude over millions of years. With wild extremes of climate, plant life and living creatures - Australia is as close to prehistoric as any area you could find on the planet.
The Baltimore Aquarium worked on it's expansion plan in 2005 and decided to display the climate change and variety of animals in Australia which is known of it's intense climates. This exhibit won a national award for the best exhibit in North America by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums in 2008.
John Seyjagat is the curator of the exhibit and explains getting animals from Australia was not an easy task. They went to Australia, worked with different organizations, Australian and American governments and after that they were able to bring these animals to Baltimore.

Jelly Fish Exhibit:
The aquarium has a temporary exhibit hall where after every three to four years they display a new exhibit. For the past three years, jelly fish are on display. Jack Cover is the curator of the exhibit and says that in the past few years the climate change has helped jelly fish to grow in numbers as they can grow in less oxygen and in polluted waters. He says, taking care of jelly fish is not an easy task as they're very delicate animals.

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