Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

In Photos: Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Location: Okinawa, Japan The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is the world’s second largest aquarium and part of the Ocean Expo Park. It has the largest acrylic window in the world, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. The main tank holds 7,500-cubic meters of water.It is credited with breeding whale sharks. [...]

Rare Frilled Shark caught on tape in Japan

The frilled shark, also known as a living fossil, a primitive species that has changed little since prehistoric times was spotted by a fisherman who thought that it was an eel like species. He alerted the officials at the Awashima Marine Park in Numazu, who captured it and filmed it. An official at the park [...]