Sydney Sea Life Aquarium

Our next stop was to the Sydney Sea Life Aquarium where I looked at all the fish with my nose pressed to the glass, amazed by some of the crazy sea life and amazing colors. Let me tell you a little bit about some of the sea life we saw.

The first time we saw the Little Penguins was in the aquarium, but Ill tell you more about the penguin parade in Melbourne at this link (http://myadtravels.blogspot.com/2012/12/experiencing-healesville-and-phillip.html). Little Penguins can grow up to 43cm in height and eat small schooling fish, squid and krill. They live in rocky shorelines that are suitable for breeding.

My photos absolutely do not do them justice but the Moon Jellyfish probably tie the Dugongs for the coolest sea life in the aquarium. Moon Jellyfish can be as long as 50cm in diameter and eat a variety of plankton. They live in inshore waters and are interestingly too weak to sting humans. Some people even eat them.

Dugongs can grow to be up to 3.5 meters in length and eat seagrass. They live in seagrass beds in estuaries, bays and shallow waters. It is important that we pay attention to water pollution as these animals are in a vulnerable extinction status.

Lastly, Ill tell you about the Grey Nurse Shark that can grow to be Justas long as the Dugongs. They eat bony fish, young sharks, crustaceans and squid. They live in sandy coastal waters, estuaries, shallow bays and tropical reefs no deeper than 19 meters. These animals are also in a vulnerable status.