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Feedings & Experiences

GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

When participating in feedings and touch experiences, please follow our staff instructions to ensure the safety of our animals.

ray feedings

STING RAY INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE

Daily

Our most popular attraction! Get up close to touch and feed our flappy friends. Hold a small piece of food and our curious cownose stingrays will swim over and slurp up their snack out of your hand. 

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treasure mine

MINE FOR TREASURES

 

Did you know fossil records indicate Louisiana used to be at the bottom of a great ocean?  Hunt for treasure, gems, fossilized shark teeth, ancient marine specimens, and then learn about them with our own field experts.  

shark feedings

SHARK TALK & FEEDINGS

Mon, Wed & Fri at 2:30 p.m.

It's lunch time for our sharks! Come check out the unique feeding behaviors of these magnificent (and often misunderstood) creatures and learn about these incredible predators from one of our experts. Meet our mascot, Sherlock the Shark!  

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radical reptiles

RADICAL REPTILES

​Fridays at 1:30 pm 

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Slither on over to meet William Snakespeare, our Ball Python, and learn all about this radical reptile and other reptiles from their expert handler!​

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turtle feedings

SNAPPING TURTLE FEEDINGS & TALK 

Tues, Thurs & Saturday at 2:30 p.m.​

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Come watch us feed our Alligator Snapping Turtles (our most ravenous reptiles) and see their powerful jaws and claws in action. Learn all about these unique creatures and their crucial role in our ecosystem. 

gator feedings

GATOR TALKS & FEEEDINGS

Mon, Wed & Fri at 1:30 p.m.

 

Observe the incredible feeding habits of these fascinating creatures while they're still young. Their tiny jaws, chirping sounds and captivating movements, are both educational and entertaining!

macroscope

SUBMARINE GALLERY MICROSCOPE

 

Get an up close look at all kinds of cool specimens with this high-powered microscope, including sharks teeth, crab molt, fish scales, stingray teeth and even brine shrimp at work!

touch pools

INTERACTIVE TIDEPOOL EXPERIENCE 

 

Visit Shoreline Touchpools and learn fascinating fun facts about sea stars, cleaner shrimp, anemones and more! Touch pools allow for a close up, hands on interaction with our marine life.

amazing arthropods

AMAZING ARTHROPODS

Wednesdays at 3 pm 

 

​Think bugs are scary? Think again! Discover the incredible roles these creatures play in nature. Get up close with our Hissing Cockroaches, Whip Scorpions and/or other intriguing insects

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