Sea Life Sydney Aquarium held the massive clean-up to prepare for the brand new Shark Mission experience launched on Saturday 21 December – an immersive experience, which is set to challenge common misconceptions about sharks and educate adults and kids about the plight of the world’s most misunderstood ocean predators.
Considering the Shark Valley Oceanarium has almost 20 large sharks capable of shedding up to 1,000 teeth a year, it is no surprise that the Tooth Fairy had her work cut out. However, after delving into the depths of the Oceanarium, surrounded by beautiful shark species, including huge three-metre Grey Nurse and Lemon Sharks and the Port Jackson sharks, she was able to collect nearly 100 teeth on her first mission.
“Little do people know that a shark has as many as four conveyor belt rows of teeth and are capable of going through 30,000 teeth in a lifetime. So to show visitors just how remarkable these misunderstood creatures of the sea really are, we thought it was fitting to hire the Tooth Fairy to come in and clean-up the Shark Valley Oceanarium ahead Shark Mission,” said Claudette Rechtorik, Sea Life Conservation Fund Manager.
A shark’s curious dental health is just one of many weird and wonderful facts that kids can sink their teeth into as part of the Shark Mission experience this summer. The new interactive exhibit will provide visitors with 360-degree views of 10 different shark species, the chance to marvel at these fascinating creatures in the brand new Shark Nursery and Shark Valley Tunnels as well as discover compelling facts about shark anatomy and habitats with giant interactive touch screens.
For a larger-than-life experience, there will also be the opportunity to climb inside the gargantuan jaws of a Megladon shark, the biggest prehistoric shark that ever lived, whose teeth are nearly 10 times the size of a great White Shark. Kids can also delve into a new, fun interactive trail to learn all about sharks by touching jaws in an interactive game, revealing a shark’s diet, interacting with a 3D maze displaying how sharks use their senses, and much more.
For more information on the soon-to-be launched Shark Mission, please visit: www.sydneyaquarium.com.au
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