Oceanworld Manly
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Oceanworld Manly, or often just Oceanworld, is a small, multi-level, aquarium in the Sydney suburb of Manly.
One of Oceanworld's most famous displays is a shark tunnel which contains 4 million litres of water and holds over 5000 fish, sharks, and turtles.
In addition to the range of marine species, the aquarium is also home to a range of reptiles and invertebrates such as crocodiles, inland taipans, coastal taipans, tiger snakes, brown snakes, death adders, lace monitors, perenties, and funnel-web spiders.
The aquarium has many shows, talks and demonstrations daily including reptile shows and shark feeding. It is also home to Shark Dive Xtreme.
Oceanworld Manly is one of the few aquariums in the world that have bred the critically endangered grey nurse shark in captivity.
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