Tuesday we visited the Texas State Aquarium, also in Corpus Christi. This has been a highlight of our trip. They had various shows throughout the day featuring ocean or river life.
They had a neat entrance to the aquarium.
The favorite of course is the dolphins. We watched two shows because they don't have the dolphins jumping in each show. It was definitely more educational than Sea World type of show, not quite the entertainment (jumping and such), but for a fraction of the cost.
It was too crowded for me to see this show without crawling in front of everyone, so from what the boys tell me this diver was feeding fish. Why he had to be in with them I didn't find out.
This was just a cute place they had for children to poke their head through and the fish would be all around them.
Baby Alligator
Petting baby alligator.
Interesting tidbit we learned.
Stingray Shuffle - Stingrays aren't out to hurt you, when you step on it's head it's response is to swing it's tail in defence. The tail has sharp barbs on it. They said it feels like fire and has to be surgically removed because when you pull it out it is like a sarated edge knife cutting everything in it's path. When you are in shallow water where stingrays can be found, you keep your feet on the bottom and shuffle them instead of walking, they will get out of your way! At the aquarium they trim the barbs like fingernails and we were able to pet them when they swam by.
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