1. If a fully grown male terrapin weighs about 500 g and a fully grown female terrapin weighs as much as 2 kg. Then how much of a weight advantage do female terrapins have over the male terrapins.  Remember: Male terrapins = 500g  Female terrapins = 2 kg = 2,000 
2. In 1966, 46,000 tons of moray eels were caught in the Mediterranean Sea. In that year 32,700 tons were caught in Japan alone. How many more morays were caught in the Mediterranean Sea than in Japan.
3. The Amazon River Is 3,990 mi long and the Mississippi River is 2,350 mi long, how much longer is the Amazon River than the Mississippi.  Remember: 3,990 mi = 6,430 km     2,350 mi = 3,932 km

1. How many animals are on display at the Aquarium?_______

1. How many meters long?_______
2. How many feet long?_______
3. It may weigh more than how many kilograms?_______
4. How many tons?_______
5. In orange it says: A blue whale eats about _______tons of krill per day during feeding season.

1. Are dolphins warm-blooded or cold-blooded?_______
2. A dolphin can dive as deep as _______meters?(_______feet)

1. The admission is _______.
2. The building consists of _______ levels and holds _______million gallons of water.

1. How much is the "Frogs of the Rain Forest Collector's Set."_______.

1. Jellyfish are vertebrates.
2. Diamondback terrapins are North American turtles.
3. The moray eel and the Blue Crab are deadly enemies.
4. The Octopus is relatives with the squid and the cuttlefish.
5. The work amphibian comes from the Greek meaning "double-life."

The Baltimore Aquarium is located on Pier 3 at 501 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore Maryland, 21202. It is open all year round. 

In July and August: 

Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 
Friday - Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. only. 

From March - June and September and October:

It is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Friday. 
In these six months it is open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays only. 

From November - February: 

It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except on Fridays. 
In these four months it is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays only. 

The aquarium is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Christmas Eve it is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The best time to visit the Baltimore Aquarium is before 11 a.m.!

The tickets vary in prices.
Adults.............................................................$16.00
Children 3 to 11 years of age...........................$9.50
Adults sixty years and older.............................$13.00
Children under three .......................................Free Admission

Prices and hours are subject to change without notice.

The one-way, self visit to that main Aquarium begins and also ends on Level 1. The Marine Mammal Pavilion bridge is located at lobby level.
The Aquarium has 7 levels. Below is a brief description 
Lobby Level 1 - Ray Exhibit: Wings in the Water
There are dozens of stingrays in the exhibit , gliding and turning in the 265,000 gallon pool that they share with several species of small shark. Some of the small sharks are collected from the ocean, but after a year in the exhibit they are tagged and released back into the ocean. 
Level 2 - Maryland: Mountains to the Sea
In this exhibit the gallery traces the water cycle from a freshwater pond in the mountains in western Maryland through the Tidal Marsh, into the Coastal Beach and out into the deeper, and darker waters of the Atlantic. In the open Allegheny Pond exhibit, visitors with a sharp eye might spot painted and soft-shell turtles, many small fish, and bullfrogs. Fresh water flows from ponds and streams to tidal marshes on the coast. Then it mixes with salt water from the sea. There are blue crabs, diamondback terrapin and a variety of fish and invertebrates in the Tidal Marsh.

Level 3 - Surviving Through Adaptation
Mostly everyone has a favorite place to linger in this exhibit. It could be with the electric eel, which is an Amazon animal with shocking tendencies. Another favorite for many is the giant Pacific octopus. If you are lucky you just might see the octopus eating its favorite snack - blue crabs. Patient visitors may be rewarded by a sight of tiny Jaw fish which live in small burrows that they will dig. They may dart out to grasp passing food items - or to steal small stones from another jaw fish's burrow in this exhibit. 
Still others are captivated by sturgeons, paddlefish, and gars - primitive fishes which have not evolved or changed for more than 70 million years.

Level 4 -includes Puffins, The Amazon River, The Atlantic Coral Reef, and Shark- The Open Ocean. You can learn about each and everyone of them.

Level 5 - Tropical Rain Forest
The Tropical Rain Forest includes many types of birds, small monkeys, and many other things that are in the tropical rain forest.
Seals - Outside Main Aquarium
Several seals live in this out door exhibit. Many of the seals have been rehabilitated but cannot be returned to the sea. Several times a day they feed and train the seals.

The many species of dolphins are actually small toothed whales, like the Atlantic bottle nose dolphin seen at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. Dolphins bear live young which are nursed by the mothers milk. They maintain a constant body temperature and are warm-blooded, have lungs and breathe air. Instead of a furry coat for warmth, dolphins have a layer of blubber beneath their smooth skin. They have smooth skin, a streamlined body, and powerful flukes that help them survive in a water environment. In the search for eels, fish, shrimp, and squid, a dolphin can dive as deep as 300 meters (984 feet), but it does not stay under water for long periods of time. Dolphins do not do like humans do and take a big breath and hold it for swimming. Instead most of the oxygen is not stored in the lungs it is stored in the blood and muscles. The Dolphin Show - Amphitheater - is on level 1. From the main Aquarium lobby, visitors cross the bridge to reach the Marine Mammal Pavilion, which is where dolphin shows are scheduled daily. 
 

I hope that you enjoy my web sight about the Baltimore Aquarium and that you have learned a lot.

1. Answers 1: 4 times
2. Answer 2: 13,300 tons
3. Answer 3: 2,498 km or 1,640 mi longer

1. How many animals are on display at the Aquarium?  14,000

1. How many meters long? 30.5 m
2. How many feet long? 100 ft
3. It may weigh more than how many kilograms?  108,000 kg
4. How many tons?  120 tons
5. In orange it says: A blue whale eats about _4__tons of krill per day during feeding season.

1. Are dolphins warm-blooded or cold-blooded?   warm-blooded
2. A dolphin can dive as deep as __300__meters?(__984__feet)

1. The admission is __$14.00_____.
2. The building consists of ____7____ levels and holds ___2____million gallons of water.

How much is the "Frogs of the Rain Forest Collector's Set."__$18.00_____

1. Fiction-A Jellyfish is not a vertebrate they are an invertebrate. 
2. Fact
3. Fiction-The moray eel and the Octopus are deadly enemies.
4. Fact
5. Fact

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