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The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is an aquarium in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Recognized as one of the leading aquariums in the United States, it is run by the Audubon Institute, which also supervises the Audubon Zoo, Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium and Audubon Park (in a different part of the city). It is located along the banks of the Mississippi River by the edge of the historic French Quarter off Canal Street, at the upper end of Woldenberg Park. It opened in 1990. ==Exhibits== As its name implies, the aquarium specializes in aquatic life of the Americas. The exhibits feature regions throughout North and South America. With 10,000 animals representing 530 species, noteworthy exhibits include: *Caribbean reef exhibit featuring a clear, long tunnel surrounded by a tank of exemplary sea life such as the tarpon and angelfish; *Amazon exhibit, encased in a glass cylinder, effectively a humid, climate-controlled greenhouse that is a prominent feature of the riverfront and includes macaws, piranhas, an anaconda, freshwater stingrays, and other specimens from the area basin; *Mississippi River gallery, featuring catfish, paddlefish, owls and a leucistic white alligator; and *Gulf of Mexico exhibit, featuring a , tall tank of sharks, sea turtles, and stingrays from there. The aquarium is also home to the Entergy Giant Screen Theater, previously the Entergy IMAX theater, and exhibits for sea otters and African penguins 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aquarium of the Americas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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