Akvarij - terarij
The Maribor Aquarium
Is a miniature aquatic world. It features thirty-nine
large aquaria representing rivor, lake and sea habitats
from different parts of the world and housing as many as
one hundred-twenty different species of fish. Among the
main attractions are piranhas, South American freshwater
predacous fish with very sharp teeth which they use to
attack and devour their prey with, as well as colorful
and exotic tropical fish.
They also contain exhibits from the Adriatic sea.
The Terrarium is a more recent addition and, as such, a source of great pride for our institute. It exhibits over a hundred differend species of reptiles, amphibia and insects.
You will observe with
awe the most venomous snakes in the world, such as the sleek, but agressive
African mamba, the American rattle-snake with horny
interlocking joints at the end of the tail that make a
sharp rattling sound when shaken, and the large African
cobra. You will also see huge, but non-venomous snakes, among them a
poweful python and a boa that asphyxiate their victims
before swallowing them. You will be fascinated by turtles
crawling unconcernedly over the crocodiles, and amazed by
iguanas displaying their serrated dorsal crests and
erecti - le throat fans. You will enjoy watching the
Indonesian monitor lizard with long head and neck, thick
tail and deeply torked tongue and many other
hard-to-believe creatures.
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