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WELL, I THINK THESE NEXT SUBJECTS WOULD APPRECIATE THE SUBJECTS WOULD APPRECIATE THE COLD IF NOT THE FLAVOR. COLD IF NOT THE FLAVOR. THEY ARE JUST ONE OF THE MANY THEY ARE JUST ONE OF THE MANY CREATURES AT THE NEWPORT CREATURES AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM. AQUARIUM. SINCE 1999, SHARKS HAVE BEEN SINCE 1999, SHARKS HAVE BEEN SWIMMING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, SWIMMING IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, NOT OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT INSIDE NOT OUT IN TRAFFIC BUT INSIDE THE AQUARIUM. THE AQUARIUM. THERE'S A MILLION GALLONS OF THERE'S A MILLION GALLONS OF FUN. FUN. >> IT'S REALLY COOL TO WATCH THE >> IT'S REALLY COOL TO WATCH THE FISH IN THE TANK BUT WE PUT AN FISH IN THE TANK BUT WE PUT AN EMPHASIS ON DOING THINGS. EMPHASIS ON DOING THINGS. THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO SEE AND THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO SEE AND DO HERE. DO HERE. WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTIVE WE HAVE A LOT OF INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES THAT FAMILIES SEEM OPPORTUNITIES THAT FAMILIES SEEM TO GET A KICK OUT OF. TO GET A KICK OUT OF. YOU CAN TOUCH A CHARACTER AND YOU CAN TOUCH A CHARACTER AND PET A PENGUIN. PET A PENGUIN. ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS ONE OF THE REALLY COOL THINGS ABOUT NEWPORT AQUARIUM, YOU GO ABOUT NEWPORT AQUARIUM, YOU GO BACK AND EITHER REFRESH AN BACK AND EITHER REFRESH AN EXHIBIT THAT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE EXHIBIT THAT'S GOTTEN A LITTLE OLDER OR WE BUILD A BRAND NEW OLDER OR WE BUILD A BRAND NEW EXHIBIT, AND TWO RECENT EXAMPLES EXHIBIT, AND TWO RECENT EXAMPLES OF THAT ARE JELLYFISH EXHIBIT OF THAT ARE JELLYFISH EXHIBIT THAT WE COMPLETELY REDID A THAT WE COMPLETELY REDID A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND REALLY COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO BRING THE HAD A CHANCE TO BRING THE JELLYFISH FROM JUST ON WALL JELLYFISH FROM JUST ON WALL DISMAYS ANDISMAYS AND BRING THEO DISMAYS ANDISMAYS AND BRING THEO THE OPEN. THE OPEN. SO THEY ARE 360-DEGREE DISPLAYS SO THEY ARE 360-DEGREE DISPLAYS THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT A VARIETY THAT YOU CAN CHECK OUT A VARIETY OF DEVELOP JELLYFISH. OF DEVELOP JELLYFISH. WE THINK OF THEM AS LIVING ART. WE THINK OF THEM AS LIVING ART. SO YOU REALLY GET A CHANCE TO GO SO YOU REALLY GET A CHANCE TO GO IN AND BE CAPTIVATED BY THE IN AND BE CAPTIVATED BY THE BEAUTY OF THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS. BEAUTY OF THOSE AMAZING ANIMALS. THE OTHER RECENT EXAMPLE, WE THE OTHER RECENT EXAMPLE, WE ADDED THE FROG BOG EXHIBIT WHICH ADDED THE FROG BOG EXHIBIT WHICH IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THAN JELLYFISH. JELLYFISH. JELLYFISH IS SERENE AND CALM AND JELLYFISH IS SERENE AND CALM AND FROG BOG IS LOUD, ENERGY, FROG BOG IS LOUD, ENERGY, BRIGHT, FUN. BRIGHT, FUN. KIDS HAVE A CLIMBER THAT THEY KIDS HAVE A CLIMBER THAT THEY CAN CLIMB THROUGH AND SORT OF A CAN CLIMB THROUGH AND SORT OF A MAY AREA, BUPLAY AREA. MAY AREA, BUPLAY AREA. WE HAVE SPECIES OF FROGS IN WE HAVE SPECIES OF FROGS IN TANKS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT THE TANKS HIDDEN THROUGHOUT THE DISPLAY. DISPLAY. SO THE KIDS HAVE DISCOVERIES SO THE KIDS HAVE DISCOVERIES THAT THEIR PARENTS DON'T EVEN THAT THEIR PARENTS DON'T EVEN HAVE. HAVE. THEY GET TO GO CHECK OUT A NEW THEY GET TO GO CHECK OUT A NEW SPECIES OF FROG AND SIDE DOWN SPECIES OF FROG AND SIDE DOWN AND TELL THEIR FAMILY ABOUT -- AND TELL THEIR FAMILY ABOUT -- SLIDE DOWN AND TELL THEIR FAMILY SLIDE DOWN AND TELL THEIR FAMILY ABOUT IT. ABOUT IT. IT'S A COOL WAY FOR THE KIDS TO IT'S A COOL WAY FOR THE KIDS TO LEARN AND TELL THEIR FAMILIES LEARN AND TELL THEIR FAMILIES ABOUT IT AS WELL. ABOUT IT AS WELL. THE SURROUNDED BY SHARKS EXHIBIT THE SURROUNDED BY SHARKS EXHIBIT IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE AT IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE AT NEW PORT AQUARIUM. NEW PORT AQUARIUM. IT FEATURES A VARIETY OF SHARKS. IT FEATURES A VARIETY OF SHARKS. YOU REALLY WALK AMONG THE YOU REALLY WALK AMONG THE SHARKS. SHARKS. THE SHARKS WILL SWIM OVER TOP OF THE SHARKS WILL SWIM OVER TOP OF YOU AND SWIM UNDER YOU AND YOU YOU AND SWIM UNDER YOU AND YOU GET TO PUT YOUR FACE UP AGAINST GET TO PUT YOUR FACE UP AGAINST THE CLASS. THE CLASS. IT'S A COOL WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT'S A COOL WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT. IT. >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM IS HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM IS TRY TO EDUCATE OUR GUESTS AS TO TRY TO EDUCATE OUR GUESTS AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF A LOT OF THESE THE IMPORTANCE OF A LOT OF THESE ANIMALS. ANIMALS. WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS DISPEL A WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS DISPEL A LOT OF THE MYTHS THAT SURROUND LOT OF THE MYTHS THAT SURROUND THE SHARKS BY DISPLAY A LARGE THE SHARKS BY DISPLAY A LARGE NUMBER OF SHARKS IN OUR SHARK NUMBER OF SHARKS IN OUR SHARK EXHIBIT, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO EXHIBIT, PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO ACTUALLY SEE THOSE SHARKS UP ACTUALLY SEE THOSE SHARKS UP CLOSE, SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY CLOSE, SOMETHING THAT THEY MAY NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO DO. NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO DO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TRY TO DO HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM DO HERE AT THE NEWPORT AQUARIUM IS GETTING BEYOND THE GLASS. IS GETTING BEYOND THE GLASS. WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT CALLED SHARK WE HAVE AN EXHIBIT CALLED SHARK CENTRAL WHERE PEOPLE CAN TOUCH A CENTRAL WHERE PEOPLE CAN TOUCH A VARIETY OF SMALLER SHARKS. VARIETY OF SMALLER SHARKS. PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED HOW THE PEOPLE ARE SURPRISED HOW THE SHARKS FEEL AND THE DIFFERENT SHARKS FEEL AND THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SHARKS FEEL. SPECIES OF SHARKS FEEL. THEY CAN TELL THEIR FRIENDS AND THEY CAN TELL THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY THEY HAD A COOL FAMILY THEY HAD A COOL EXPERIENCE OF TOUCHING SHARKS. EXPERIENCE OF TOUCHING SHARKS. >> IF PETTING SHARKS IS NOT YOUR >> IF PETTING SHARKS IS NOT YOUR STYLE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER STYLE, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER MARINE ANIMALS TO EXHIBIT. MARINE ANIMALS TO EXHIBIT. >> PENGUIN PALOOZA IS ALL >> PENGUIN PALOOZA IS ALL PENGUIN. PENGUIN. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PENGUIN, THIS IS THE PLACE ABOUT PENGUIN, THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE THIS YEAR. TO BE THIS YEAR. THERE ARE ROCK HOPPER PENGUINS THERE ARE ROCK HOPPER PENGUINS ALONG WITH OUR KING PENGUINS, ALONG WITH OUR KING PENGUINS, THOSE MAJESTIC APRIL MALLS WITH THOSE MAJESTIC APRIL MALLS WITH THE -- ANIMAL WITH THE YELLOW THE -- ANIMAL WITH THE YELLOW BIBS AND OUR CHIN STRAP BIBS AND OUR CHIN STRAP PENGUINS. PENGUINS. THEY RULE THE ROOST IN THAT THEY RULE THE ROOST IN THAT EXHIBIT. EXHIBIT. UP CAN'T REALLY TELL. UP CAN'T REALLY TELL. THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST THEY ARE ONE OF THE SMALLEST BIRDS BUT THEY REALLY PUSH THE BIRDS BUT THEY REALLY PUSH THE KINGS AROUND. KINGS AROUND. WE ALSO HAVE A ARE PENGUIN WE ALSO HAVE A ARE PENGUIN ENCOUNTER, WHERE WE HAVE AFRICAN ENCOUNTER, WHERE WE HAVE AFRICAN PENGUINS. PENGUINS. YOU CAN DO THE AFRICAN PENGUIN YOU CAN DO THE AFRICAN PENGUIN ENCOUNTER WHICH IS YOU SPEND 20 ENCOUNTER WHICH IS YOU SPEND 20 MINUTES WITH THE BIOLOGY AND MINUTES WITH THE BIOLOGY AND LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE AN AFRICAN PENGUIN HERE IN THE AFRICAN PENGUIN HERE IN THE EXHIBIT AT THE AQUARIUM AS WELL EXHIBIT AT THE AQUARIUM AS WELL AS WHAT WE DO FOR GLOBAL PENGUIN AS WHAT WE DO FOR GLOBAL PENGUIN CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION. >> WELL, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT >> WELL, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOU AS A FAMILY, MOMS, DADS, FOR YOU AS A FAMILY, MOMS, DADS, KIDS TO COME VISIT ZOOS AND KIDS TO COME VISIT ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AQUARIUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY. WHEN YOU CAN GET CLOSER TO THE WHEN YOU CAN GET CLOSER TO THE ANIMALS, IT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE ANIMALS, IT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE LIKE YOU WANT TO DO THINGS FOR LIKE YOU WANT TO DO THINGS FOR THE ANIMALS. THE ANIMALS. THE ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP THE ANIMALS NEED OUR HELP THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION. WHEN YOU COME TO THE AQUARIUM, WHEN YOU COME TO THE AQUARIUM, AND GET TO SEE THE ANIMALS UP AND GET TO SEE THE ANIMALS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, JUST BEYOND CLOSE AND PERSONAL, JUST BEYOND THE GLASS, YOU REALLY SEE HOW THE GLASS, YOU REALLY SEE HOW WONDERFUL THESE SPECIES ARE. WONDERFUL THESE SPECIES ARE. YOU REALLY WANT TO BE AN YOU REALLY WANT TO BE AN AMBASSADOR FOR THESE ANIMALS AMBASSADOR FOR THESE ANIMALS WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL, WHEN YOU WHEN YOU GO TO SCHOOL, WHEN YOU GO TO WORK. GO TO WORK. SO WE TRY TO MAKE THESE EXHIBITS SO WE TRY TO MAKE THESE EXHIBITS FUN AND ENTERTAINING SO YOU WILL FUN AND ENTERTAINING SO YOU WILL ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING IN A ACTUALLY LEARN SOMETHING IN A FUN WAY AND THEN ALSO SEE HOW FUN WAY AND THEN ALSO SEE HOW WONDERFUL THESE ANIMALS ARE IN WONDERFUL THESE ANIMALS ARE IN THE EXHIBITS THAT WE CREATE FOR THE EXHIBITS THAT WE CREATE FOR THEM. THEM. IT REALLY DOES TAKE AN ARMY TO IT REALLY DOES TAKE AN ARMY TO RUN THIS AND WERE A WELL OILED RUN THIS AND WERE A WELL OILED OPERATION. OPERATION. WE ARE PRETTY PROUD OF WE ARE PRETTY PROUD OF EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING HERE. EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING HERE. >> AND BE SURE TO VISIT >> AND BE SURE TO VISIT WWW.NEWPORTAQUARIUM.COM FOR ALL WWW.NEWPORTAQUARIUM.COM FOR ALL THE LATEST EXHIBITS, FEEDINGS THE LATEST EXHIBITS, FEEDINGS AND