The New Roughtail Stingray is feeling right at home in the Surrounded By Sharks exhibit! Roughtail Stingrays are the largest whip-tail species in the Atlantic Ocean. Its impressively long tail can grow to about two and a half times its body length. Weighing over 180 pounds and measuring 5 feet across & over 9 feet long, this stingray still has some growing to do!
Two new Zebra Sharks have joined their fellow shark friends in Surrounded by Sharks! These fascinating creatures get their name from their stripes along their back that they are born with, but these fade away and become spots as the shark ages. The Zebra Sharks are easy to find exploring their new home with their slender whippy tails, golden color and smiling friendly faces. Come meet these adorable animals and spot them from Shark Ray Bay Theater, the Surrounded by Sharks Tunnel and Shark Bridge!
Shan the Shark Ray is making herself at home in Surrounded by Sharks! She recently arrived and is one of the first Shark Rays born under human care! Shan is named after one of her caretakers in Taiwan, where she was born in 2022. Currently a juvenile, Shan is a bit smaller than the other Shark Rays but will continue to grow and eventually join the Shark Ray Breeding program. Come meet Shan and see if you can spot her from Shark Ray Bay Theater, the Surrounded by Sharks Tunnel and Shark Bridge!
Everyone’s favorite amphibians – Axolotls – are here! These amazing aquatic salamanders are one of the few creatures on Earth that can regrow limbs and organs as well as use both gills and lungs to breathe. Fans fall in love with their signature feather-like branches around their heads, which are actually a set of external gills, and their adorable smiling faces. Be sure to see these cuties in Gator Alley on your next visit!
These comical-looking fish are known for their boxy shape that comes from rigid, bony plates that form a carapace, protecting them like a suit of armor! When a Yellow Boxfish becomes threatened, it can inflate itself to look larger to predators and release a toxin that is harmful to any fish in the surrounding area. You can find Yellow Boxfish now in Shore Gallery!
