Zoo Tours: Monterey Bay Aquarium | PART TWO

[@ZooTours]

*Question of the Episode: What is the first zoo or aquarium exhibit that blew your mind?* Even though I have seen more exhibits that eventually made a greater impact on me, the first time I was ever blown away by an exhibit was the Serengeti Safari at Busch Gardens. Since it was only my third zoo ever, I couldn't comprehend the size of the savanna because it's literally the same size as my local zoo. Back then, the Plains were so much more plentiful than they are now, and thus created more chances to have close up encounters. The Giraffes are a given, but an eland nearly stuck its horns into the truck-bed, and the main highlight was when a mother rhino and her calf started running after the truck. *Monterey Bay Aquarium Part One:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIiVeYqkrtGSr5o *Open Sea Species List* 1. Pacific Sardine Out to Sea 2. Pacific Mackerel 3. Purple-striped Jelly 4. Moon Jelly 5. Sea Gooseberry 6. Spotted Comb Jelly 7. West Coast Sea Nettle 8. Moon Jelly 9. Crystal Jelly 10. Bell Jelly Open Sea also known as the Outer Bay: 11. Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Pacific Sardine, Pacific Mackerel, Pelagic Stingray, Common Dolphinfish, Yellowfin Tuna (Bluefins are apparently kept off site), Pacific Bonito Ocean Travelers 12. Northern Anchovy 13. Pelagic Red Crab 14. Tufted Puffin, Common Murre (Might be an Oystercatcher) *Full Aquarium Species List from December 2022:* www.zoochat.com/community/threads/monterey-bay-aquarium-roster-as-of-12-07-2022.486175/ *Please checkout* www.seafoodwatch.org, and start making a difference today! *Monterey Bay Aquarium Website:* www.montereybayaquarium.org/ *Map to follow along:* www.montereybayaquarium.org/visit/aquarium-maps *Facts, Firsts, & Aquarium Records:* www.montereybayaquarium.org/newsroom/media-kits/facts-and-figures *More Info on the Sardine Roundabout:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGemiJSehM9ketE *Behind the Scenes of the Open Sea:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYHIdZuFiNx1eJY *Full Video on the Ocean Sunfish:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHe4laFmm5dsnrs *Full Video on One of Their Great White Sharks:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCskKOFYsenqrM&pp=ygUhZ3JlYXQgd2hpdGUgbW9udGVyZXkgYmF5IGFxdWFyaXVt&themeRefresh=1 *Great White Shark Research:* www.montereybayaquarium.org/stories/white-sharks-tell-story-changing-monterey-bay

[@Bulbasaur617]

In my opinion, the first exhibit that amazed me has to be the big kelp forest at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It amazes me when I first seen how tall it is and what fishes are in it. And it still amazes me Everytime I visit there. I have very fond memories at this Aquarium.

[@Nissanghmohanbabu]

The exhibit that blew up my mind must be the Oakland Zoo's bat exhibit. It's the only facility I know that cares for bats here in the Bay Area.

[@AzraelThanatos]

Not a single exhibit, but the first that I remember which really took me in was the entire Oceanarium at Shedd's Aquarium when I was rather young, it was the year it opened up though later in the year (and, thankfully, middle of the day during the week due to a trip there when my school had an odd spring break schedule for the year, so not as much in the way of the insane crowds they'd had then).

[@Tanklover99]

This place is extremely near and dear to my heart because I grew up in California and me and my family used to go to the Monterey bay aquarium every summer

[@Gangshit.i_2oh9]

Question I want to take a dispo are there metal detectors

[@marek9741]

​@@Gangshit.i_2oh9no, not since last time I went, but inappropriate place to ask

[@marek9741]

​@@Gangshit.i_2oh9Don't vape/smoke indoors

[@kylgrv]

The first exhibit that blew my mind? Aw man, that is a toughie. If I had to pick one, I'd go with the Dolphin Dome at the Indianapolis Zoo. I choose that one because when I first visited the zoo, I found myself not wanting to leave because it was so much fun watching and photographing the dolphins, and how they were interacting with zoo volunteers. That said, I know there are other exhibits that've blown my mind, including the Open Sea exhibit from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but the Dolphin Dome was the first one I could think of. Speaking of Monterey Bay Aquarium, when I visited the Open Sea exhibit, I was amazed by how huge the exhibit was, and the amount of creatures housed within the tanks. I loved looking at the many species of jellies, some of which I don't remember seeing before, and the large tank with the sea turtles, dorado, yellowfin tuna, and the hammerhead sharks was awe-inspiring. I didn't see any sunfish or great white sharks, but what I did see during that trip was already awesome enough.

[@wildandmagicalworldofflori8032]

I remember seeing a PBS Nature episode on the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the most memorable momment from that was learning about the Great White Sharks. It's a shame we won't be seeing anymore, but there are many other amazing sea creatures that make up for it. Sunfish, Dolphin Fish, and even Tuna! These are all species on my must see list, and I'm even more determined to pay a visit to this beautiful Aquarium one day. This area looks like something out of Blue Planet! Looking forward to our remaining tour of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, see ya in the next one!

[@kylemccollum3996]

The first zoo exhibit I saw that genuinely blew my mind has to be Kilimanjaro Safaris at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. I know it’s not your favorite, Zach but I must admit that I’m a sucker for African themed exhibits. The first aquarium exhibit I saw that blew my mind is without a doubt the Ocean Voyager at the Georgia Aquarium. Keep up the great work @ZooTours.

[@kylemccollum3996]

Now that I have seen Giants of the Savanna. I can say that it lived up to my expectations and exceeded everything I thought it could.

[@razorreef6552]

The Singapore Zoo's manatee exhibit was amazing. The Georgia Aquarium's whale shark tank is also breathtaking.

[@TheGamingTigerKing]

The first zoo exhibit that blew my mind is the Columbus Zoo’s Asia Quest, not only that I work there but I’ve been going there since I was little and when Asia Quest opened back in 2006, it blew my mind because it was the first beautiful and naturalistic zoo exhibit I laid my eyes on and plus seeing new species of animals I’ve haven’t seen before and really cool encounters especially seeing the langurs moving all over the place, rare species of deer and birds, the sun bears were very interesting to see before the sloth bears took over, cute and cuddly red pandas and my favorite part of all, we were at the glass viewing for the Amur Tigers for the first time and we were having lunch and while we were eating, one of the tigers came up to the glass and wanted to spend with us for lunch, ever since then Asia Quest was always my favorite and first zoo exhibit that blew my mind.

[@LocalShark22]

I would say this aquarium’s Open Sea exhibit is actually the first exhibit that blew my mind. I’d never seen a million gallon tank before when I first visited at 7, and they had their 2nd great white at the time. It was an incredible experience.

[@bkjeong4302]

Agreed.

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

I totally can’t wait for the into the deep exhibit because it was originally going to be a non permanent exhibition however with how much people loved it and how much research was put into it it has stayed as a permanent exhibition and what I mean by research is they have breaded animals that you would see in the depths of the ocean and they have also discovered new species of deep sea living creatures.

[@Dinodude20cat]

If you ever have the chance to go to Baltimore Aquarium then you will be absolutely blown away by the architecture and enclosure design.

[@ZooTours]

Have been thinking about it for years, but what I've been following on Zoochat, something seems to be under construction and closed at all times.

[@Dinodude20cat]

@@ZooToursYes, the upper floor jungle area is closed I believe. You are not missing much though as it only has a few exhibits.

[@Dinodude20cat]

@@ZooToursI’ve done more research and I’ve found out that the closed area seems to be the aviary. Even if it was open people say it could easily be put in the skip list anyways. There is still hours of exhibits even with it closed and I hope this helps in case you decide to check it out.

[@NightmareSkellington1993]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was the Ocean Voyager at the Georgia Aquarium

[@MsKnitsAlot]

Just discovered your videos and have been binging them! Love to see a fellow zoo enthusiast. I grew up near the Monterey Bay Aquarium and went every few years. So I was lucky enough to see two of the white sharks on exhibit and I was also able to see the famed sunfish that grew so large it had to be airlifted out! I was a kid when I saw it, but I remember it being nearly as tall as the window into the tank. One thing that I noticed on my most recent visit, is that the open sea tank doesn't have as many sharks as it used to. I talked to a docent who said there were originally five hammerheads and they have all been aging out. There used to be another type of shark in the Open Sea exhibit although I don't remember what it was (besides the white shark). The docent didn't know if there were plans to bring in more sharks, because permitting for capturing wild sharks is challenging and the expensive. I used to love the sardine exhibits where they go around in a circle, but on my most recent trip I started to wonder how going in one direction forever might impact their muscles- over strengthening one side and atrophying the other. I also wonder if it might be detrimental to their emotional health - certainly it is not very enriching. When you compare the sardines going in a circle versus the ones in the Open Sea and in the Kelp Forest exhibits, the ones with the ability to shift and change constantly would likely have a better life. I'm wondering if these circular exhibits, although visually breathtaking, are ready to become a thing of the past. And to answer your question, the first exhibit that blew my mind was probably the Kelp Forest!

[@YoMike91]

I had lived in the monterey area as well some time ago. The last time I went to the MBA was in the 90's. I have noticed they dont have as many sharks as they used to in that exhibit. I believe the sharks that they had in the past in Open Seas were Oceanic Whitetip and Blue Shark.

[@jesss7930]

Africa Rocks at San Diego was like walking through a dream. Then I visited the new Bird Paradise in Singapore last year and it absolutely blew my mind - it felt unreal, better than I could have imagined!

[@DereksZooVideos0118]

I wouldn't say it blew my mind exactly, but Toledo's Museum of Natural History certainly surprised me the first time I saw it. I did not expect it to have so many excellent displays of so many different kinds, but it's one of my top favorite exhibits now.

[@chriswalther7329]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was Wild Reef shark tank at the Shedd Aquarium

[@crownalgodoo8095]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was the freshwater giant pond at the Dallas World Aquarium. The giant arapaimas, catfish, and manatees blew me away and this aquarium was one of the first awuariums thst ive been to.

[@Shrock568]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was Wonders of Wildlife’s open ocean tank. Everything at that aquarium blew my mind but that was the first tank there I saw and I think it is one of the coolest exhibits they have.

[@Critter97]

The kelp forest tank at Aquarium of the pacific when I was a kid

[@zooemperor3954]

Ocean Voyager at the Georgia Aquarium and the Alien Stingers exhibit at the New York Aquarium were the first exhibits to blow my mind, though Alien Stingers was before Georgia Aquarium. The first zoo exhibit to blow my mind truly might have been either the Wild Asia Monorail or Tiger Mountain at the Bronx Zoo.

[@RaulHerrera-f2q]

The Ocean Voyager in Georgia Aquarium was the first that blew my mind. In terms of a zoo, the Kilimanjaro Safari in Animal Kingdom when I was younger, and I still love it to this day.

[@TheFiberglassPelican]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was when I went to the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha as a child and stepped into the Leid Jungle for the first time. I was walking up in the trees of a living rainforest... inside a building!

[@owenrutherford3575]

Wow that open ocean tank is extraordinary looking in video I can only imagine how good it looks in person. Great crazy informative video, where I especially loved the editing, with the species names properly distinguishing between animals, looking forwards to the final section next!

[@jessemontalvo9640]

The one aquarium exhibit that blew my mind was the Denver aquarium and its Tiger exhibit!🐯

[@kibawolflve124]

Georgia aquarium Ocean Voyager i was cool see the whale sharks up close and it was very relaxing just watching them

[@erichuang746]

lowkey the best channel. i loved going to these aquariums, and as a busy adult, this is giving me some nostalgic relaxation. Thank you!!!! Please visit marine land next :)

[@NoaBo1_20]

The first exhibit that made me really drop my jaw, was The Oceanarium at The North Sea Oceanium here in Hirtshals, Denmark. They have this really big and cool tank, actually Northern Europe's largest tank, with everything from the stunning mola-mola (Which is kept at all times), atlantic mackerel, small spotted catshark. and many more fantastic fish, rays and others shark species, what was really stunning was the humongous size with 72x108 ellipse shaped tank which is 26 feet deep, and contains 1.188.774 gallons of water from the Northsea!

[@melgrenier3117]

this aquarium was the first to blow my mind at about 4 years old and many times since then. its a great opportunity to visit monteray bay aquarium

[@Bulbasaur617]

Cool to see the next part of the tour for Monterey Bay Aquarium. I wish I could visit this Aquarium someday. You keep up the fantastic work on these Zoo and Aquarium tours!

[@albertoborrasromero1095]

The zoo exhibit that blew my mind was one for brown bears in Cabarceno zoo in Cantabria, Spain. It had a enormous cliff and You are above and the bears are below, it had beautiful waterfall that went through the incredible rock work.

[@waltonvelvet]

The first zoo exhibit that blew my mind was probably the Lied Jungle at Omaha. Not long after, the Desert Dome also blew my mind.

[@natureguyx46presents7]

I love the Amazon Rising ( I think is the name of it ) at the Shedd Aquaruim. It was amazing to see all the animals the Anaconda and the bullet ants were among some of the favorites as well as the Apariama.

[@luissaz5617]

Océanos, at Oceanográfic Valencia, I remember being 3 years old and seeing those huge sharks swimming over my head in the underwater tunnel, it was absolutely epic, and I still enjoy it as it was the first time

[@dinodude9532]

I can't recall if it is the first, but I do remember the Elephant Odyssey in San Diego was the first one that I can remember specifically that knocked my socks off.

[@BigBossMan538]

Hmm I think the first exhibit that really wowed me as a kid was the African Savanna exhibit at the San Francisco Zoo. It was a sprawling exhibit with zebras, greater kudus, giraffes, ostriches, and smaller species like duiker, marabou storks, and cranes

[@plasmagaming3208]

I got to see 2 sunfish in the Open Ocean tank when I went in June 2019!

[@MotivatedSparda]

The first exhibit to blow my mind was when i was little and i saw the congo exhibit at disneys animal kingdom i thought i was in a jungle. Also love the channel been a subscriber for a while big zoo fanatic, keep up the great work much love brother.

[@lesliechu8879]

Yay, Part 2! And the first zoo exhibit that blew my mind is the San Francisco Zoo's African Savannah exhibit! Say, visit the San Francisco Zoo someday, Zak, along with the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy Of Sciences because Claude the albino American Alligator will be excited to meet you & your girlfriend! Also, 2 zoo trivia questions for you & your girlfriend.... 1) Which Asian Elephant at the Houston Zoo is moving to the Denver Zoo this year? 2) What is the name of the female Nile Hippopotamus at the Woodland Park Zoo that's about to be euthanized? Bubbling Sinornithoides!

[@alexallen9640]

Nice tour, that's cool the aquarium housed Great White Sharks. And to answer your question the first exhibit that blew me away was the Holden Reptile Conservation Center at the Detroit Zoo. 🙂👍

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

For me there were two exhibits that first wowed me and they were both at the Adventure Aquarium aka Camden aquarium in Camden New Jersey and the first one was a big IMAX theater setting but instead of a movie theater it was a big tank with sea turtles, tons of fish and Sharks and I don’t know what’s it called however the second one I barely remember since all the animals in the second exhibit are not in it anymore and I don’t know what the second one was called but it wowed me because in the tank there was big predatory fish like barracuda and also a awesome looking freshwater fish called Pencil fish and like from what I saw is that the barracuda and pencil fish got along okay like I didn’t see the barracuda going after the pencil fish.

[@nofilamer7366]

first exhibit that blew my mind is the shark tank here at monterey. I was a kid and rememebr just getting quiet and staring.

[@curtisskinner3579]

Mine was JungleWorld at the Bronx Zoo.

[@Ywabag]

The first exhibit that blew my mind was the musuem of science at Toledo Zoo

[@lukeharrington1680]

Can you please do a tour of the Potter Park Zoo

[@mariedufore8795]

An exhibit that blew my mind was the Bronx Zoo’s JungleWorld. It’s amazing

[@jlydesign4984]

The first exhibition that blew me away was Kilimanjaro Safari in Animal Kingdom

[@jamesweston2889]

love this channel..only drawback is ive spent years in collections paid and voluntary keeping, you have some amazing collections and exhibits there..this wasnt as amazing as i thought, apart from keeping whites..one of the best was gold coast seaworld, australia..shark bay..reef species then a lagoon with large tiger and bull sharks..tigers are v difficult to maintain..as a british keeper you guys have amazing collections, cincinatti, san diego, berlin has some famous zoos..one there had around 1000 species, took days to tour it..tierpark had 3 species of hyena in same collection, including rare brown hyenas..one of my faves on this channel is the zoo with the science museum, mix of living specimens and museum, might be henry dores zoo..great channel bro

[@PhillipNeumeier]

Not counting Kilimanjaro Safaris, the first zoo exhibit that really blew my mind was the Columbus Zoo’s Heart Of Africa.

[@simonbuys]

You should visit Pairi Daiza in Belgium. It has been named best zoo in Europe for a few years in a row now. It's kind off big though so you definitly need a full day

[@КарасьФортнайтер-о7з]

The first zoo exhibit that blew my mind out was Łódź zoo's orientarium

[@JakeCarrell-lc1wp]

The Dallas aquarium!!! made me love aquariums! the birds and amphibians and reptiles are amazing at the Dallas aquarium. And they have Florida manatees!!!!

[@MunchyMakesStuff]

Ok so I've only ever been to our local zoo and animal kingdom... and by that I mean I was to little to remember Columbus or the wildlife safari and we're 2 poor now. Such is life But I remember being absolutely baffled by the change of the old aquarium in the Toldeo Zoo to the new one we have now. and I wish I had better photos of the old one to compare. I actually got to see sonme of the behind the scenes of the new aquarium being built thanks to my school program. It was reeally cool! But there IS 1 room in particular in the old aquarium I miss and I don't remember like...what all was in it....I just remember it was always the most soothing part of the aquarium cuz it had lower lighting without being dark and as someone who oft ends up with a headache it was very nice.

[@juliusherzfeldiv2247]

When will you do a Monterey Bay aquarium into the deep exhibit

[@Nissanghmohanbabu]

Zach, what zoo/aquarium will you do next after the Monterey Bay Aquarium?

[@ZooTours]

That can actually be answered in the Member's forum🙂

[@Blueboy_james]

i went crabbing yesterday a kind person let me and my sister have a crab each and they let me have a shrimp but the only things we actually caught were moon jellies and i touched a few so now ive touched a jellyfish

[@JohnBaker-p3z]

I LOVE this place!

[@king888king]

Love this aquarium so so so much

[@life.with.sabine]

The aquarium of burgers zoo in Arnhem still amazes me

[@arivontrapp]

The sharks at CMA

[@VCCVDiscoveryAnimals]

The fish are really cute

[@Thestrangerthingsnerd]

the Georgia aquarium's whale shark exhibit

[@TheRandomZooVisitor]

Without a doubt the Omaha Zoo's Desert Dome

[@cheslxy]

Shedd Aquarium Chicago 🎉 my favorite so far. Toronto is cute but they could’ve done better

[@thabiforJesus5]

Repent sinners Jesus Christ Saves ✝️✅

[@Googoogagamadafacker]

Do for three please