The world’s largest freshwater aquarium – and Asia’s first river-themed wildlife park – has opened in Singapore.
Now this is a place to go if you are into your Freshwater Tropical Fish.
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When I first heard about this i couldn’t believe the size of it. River Safari is a 12-hectare park featuring fish and other wildlife from eight of the world’s major rivers: the Amazon, Mekong, Congo, Ganges, Mississippi, Nile, Yangtze and Murray.
One of the highlights to me has to be the Amazon Flooded Forest aquarium – the world’s largest freshwater exhibit with a volume of 2,000 cubic metres (around 440,000 gal) and a viewing window which is 22 x 4m. This exhibit houses 18 different species of fish and animals, including Arapaima, piranha, river otters and manatee.
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There are 300 species of animals on display at River Safari, of which 42 species are endangered.
These include the Mekong Giant catfish, which can reach 3m in length. Only a few hundred of these huge fish are thought to remain in the wild. The specimens at the park were transported from a captive breeder in Thailand.
River Safari says it aims to create a greater awareness of freshwater habitat conservation by bringing visitors up close to fish. Now with an aquarium this size i feel they will do a great job.
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The park features some other really cool fish including Goonch catfish, Mississippi paddlefish, Murray cod, Australian lungfish, Giant freshwater stingray, Tigerfish, puffers – to name just a few, hey.
Later this year the park hopes to open its much anticipated boat ride attraction down a 483 metre-long man-made version of the Amazon river, past animals such as jaguar, giant anteaters and tapir. I think i need to book a flight and take a ride on this!
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