Aquarium of Niagara

We wanted to make more stops on the way home and had talked about stopping at Niagara Falls so we were looking to see what was in the area that we could do with the kids. We found that there is an aquarium very close to Niagara Falls State Park (btw that post will be next!).

On the walkway to go into the aquarium is a Harbor Seal area.

After we got in the kids see penguins! They have wanted to see penguins, but our zoo no longer has them (at least for now).

Katherine comparing her height to an Emperor Penguin.

This aquarium had Humbolt Penguins.

One very cool thing they had (that I wish our zoo would do) is they had an Audiocast where you could just use your cell phone and get more information on the animals! You can actually call this number and be able to hear the presentation! Go ahead and try it and learn more about the Humbolt Penguins.

Katherine identified this fish herself (before we got to the sign!). It is a Dragon Fish. She also asked that I take a picture of it for her. So here you go!

Poison Arrow Dart Frogs - The aquarium had 3 varieties. I also learned that in captivity they are NOT poisonous. Talked to the kids about why they would be highly poisonous in the wild and not captivity... They got the correct answer very quick - diet!

Green Poison Dart Frog

Bumblebee Poison Dart Frog

This is from the second story seal viewing area. It made me nervous to have the kids up there, especially Isabelle! It was a sunk in area right over the water, that only had 2 rails keeping you from going over. Isabelle kept wanting to climb to get to the water! We moved on quickly to the other displays.

They had several presentations on anatomy and lifecycle of different animals. (I have a lobster and life cycle of a leopard frog if anyone needs them!) The kids loved the sea lion skeleton and asked that I get pictures of it.

On to next adventure - Niagara Falls State Park!