Shark Encounter
Europe's largest collection of sharks
Don't miss 61 jaw drapping sharks in 15 different species, hammerheads, sand tigers, gray reef, black tip, nurse, zebra, guitar, bowmouth and many more as they swim majestically overhead.
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SPOOKY SEAS
TRICK OR TREAT?
Creepy and cute creatures meet at SEA LIFE Istanbul this Halloween!
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Shark Week
During May, we're hosting a special Shark Week in celebration of one of nature's most magnificent but misunderstood creatures.
See Sharks in all shapes and sizes and learn to identify different types when we take you on a fin-tastic journey!
In an urgent bid for shark conservation, SEA LIFE will be proudly supporting the Shark Trust in presenting a range of exciting, interactive and memorable experiences to raise awareness about the wide range of shark species and the challenges that they are facing.
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BUILD YOUR VERY OWN DOY AND NEMO!
STUFF YOUR DORY AND NEMO, GIVE IT A HEART FILLED WITH YOUR WISHES!!
Bring home the magical Build-A-Bear experience with the “SEA LIFE child ticket & Build-A-Bear workshop” package that you can buy at İstanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium admission or website throughout September. You can buy your “SEA LIFE child ticket + Build-A-Bear workshop” package for 95 TL instead 116,90 TL. Workshop venue and Schedule: Everyday at 1pm, 3pm and 5pm in September at İstanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium.
MEET CRABZILLA!
SEE THE WORLD'S BIGGEST SPECIES OF CRAB "CRABZILLA" SEA LIFE’S NEWEST EXHIBITION.
SEA LIFE’s newest exhibition opens in April revealing monsters of the marine world such as the giant Japanese Spider Crab, also starring common lobster, hermit crab, rainbow crab and nephrops.
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AMAZING CREATIONS
WATCH 15.000 SEA CREATURES AND BRING YOUR OWN IDEAS TO LIFE IN EUROPE'S NEWEST INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE “AMAZING CREATIONS”- ONLY AT SEA LIFE ISTANBUL, STARTING FROM THIS MIDTERM HOLIDAY.
Dive into Amazing Creations, a magical play area for children where sea creatures they draw come to life! Marvel at exotic fish, draw your very own, scan it in our multimedia installation and watch it swim in the digital aquarium!
STUDENTS OF DARUSSFAKA SPENT THE LONGEST NIGHT AT SEA LIFE TO DRIVE ATTANTION TO SHARK FINNING!
In order to draw attention to endangered species of sharks, the students spent December 21, the longest night of the year, at the aquarium by participating in the Aquarium’s “Shark Sleepover” night. A SEA LIFE expert gave the students information about how all sea creatures, especially sharks, can be protected.
Zebra sharks loves classic music
The zebra shark in the aquarium with many other species of shark showed a reaction that surprised everyone. When the Zebra Shark began to show aggressive behavior during mating season our experts chose a more ‘soothing’ method. Our experts played classical music in the tank and they observed that the shark was responding. The zebra shark displayed noticeable calm and docility and started to get along better with the other shark species in the aquarium. Our curator expects our zebra shark species to mate in the very near future. Music has a proven positive effect on animals. In a study conducted in Greece it was determined that sharks, which were exposed to Mozart, grew faster.
COME AND SEE THE SEA CREATURES THAT HAVE INSPIRED SCIENTIST!
SEA LIFE Aquarium is home to thousands of sea creatures that are nature’s inspirations. At SEA LIFE, you can see some of the most interesting species of sea creatures that have inspired humans in everything from automobiles to airplanes, sunglasses and swimming suits.
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CHILDREN HELP THE STOCKTAKE AT SEA LIFE ISTANBUL
SEA LIFE ISTANBUL HOME TO 500 SPECIES OF FIH, TWICE AS MUCH THAN MARMARA SEA
Experts and kids chechked 47 aquarium tanks and the quarantine area together and counted all creatures including the newcomers and newly born babies. SEA LIFE’s expert team and younger assistant counted each 15.478 creature in 500 different species individually and updated aquarium’s stock data. Younger visitors who sccessfully completed the stocktaking like adult experts learned interesting informations from aquacultural engineers while taking responsibility of this important task.
ONE MOTHER THOUSANDS OF BABY
THE WORLD'S OLDEST CREATURE GAVE BIRTH TO THOUSANDS OF BABY
Our horse shoe crab gave birth to thousands of baby. While our expert aquarists making their routine controls they saw small transparent bubbles at the horse shoe crab tank on the surface. After they looked carrefully they realised that there are thousands of baby horse shoe crabs swimming there. Later on they collect all babies and moved them to another tank at the quarantine area to protect them from the adults. Our curator says “horse shoe crab can resist against nature’s extreme conditions and can see the end of the World. Unless killed by a mankind!” Giving that much of baby can be a message from a horse shoe crab to humanity: “I want to live!”
MIRACLE AT THE SEA LIFE AQUARIUM
A rare natural phenomenon has occurred at the SEA LIFE Aquarium. An ‘Aetobatus Narinari’ ray has become pregnant despite despite not having been in contact with a male. When it is considered that the ray, which is around 7.5 years old, has been living in the aquarium without a male of the same species, this event is very puzzling. The ray mating with another species to become pregnant is highly unlikely to imagine when scientific reality is considered. Rays have been know to stock sperm and not give birth until they decide the timing is right. However, this possibility does not seem likely for a pregnant ray that has never encountered a male.
SHRIMP'S BEAUTY SALOON
See how Deniz the cleaner shrimp cleans wounds and parasites from other fish.
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THE ANNUAL BIG CLEAN-UP COMPLETED AT THE SEA LIFE AQUARIUM
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SEA LIFE İstanbul recently welcomed a female zebra shark. Just after a short time İstanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium’s resident male zebra shark met with his new girl friend. SEA LIFE experts realized that they are happy together like a newly married couples and decided to make them a wedding ceramony.
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AQUARISTS COMPLETED HEALTH CHECK OF EVERY SINGLE 15.000 SEA CREATURE
During the natural process of living, other organisms can become unwell or injured just like people. As the Istanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium, we perform health checks as well as various total water parameter analyses every day for the 15 thousand sea creatures from hundreds of different species so they can live a healthy life within our structure. Once a year we also conduct a widespread general check-up which includes all of the living organisms in our facility. Throughout the health screening that last for a week we examine all sea creatures one by one, big and small.
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MEET OUR SOLDIER FISH KADİR AND HIS TOY LOVE...
Recently we have been witnessing a love story that is nothing less than a Turkish Movie. The Pacific fish Kadir and his toy love…
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WE SAVED ONE MORE LIFE!
A Caretta Caretta sea turtle found on the Çanakkale shore with a serious head injury is being healed by our experts and vets.
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WE RESCUED AND RELEASED TWO SEA TURTLES BACK INTO THE WILD
After completing the treatment and rehabilitation process for two sea turtles on the verge of extinction, found in Mersin near death, we released them back to nature with a great ceremony. A long and challenging journey awaits the Caretta Caretta turtle named Korikos and the chelonian mydas green turtle named Kilikya in the sea.
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