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The Big Aquarium
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The Big Aquarium

2000-03-01 · 47 min · Not rated

Family

Visit the famous Tennessee Aquarium, home to over 9000 fascinating creatures, such as an eight-foot sturgeon named Horace and a cat fish that weighs over 200 pounds! Learn all about the ecology of rivers and oceans! See sharks, sting rays, piranha, alligators, sea turtles and hundreds of different fish and animals from around the world. Learn how divers feed the fish! And see what goes on behind-the-scenes. Visit the control center, meet the veterinarian, and see a research lab! Discover a jellyfish that grows longer than a blue whale! For KIDS 3-10 (and their parents!)

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Directors
William VanDerKloot
Production companies
Little Mammoth Media, Magick Lantern
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Roerig HartrampfNarrator (Voice)
Dwayne BiggsHimself (Aquarist)
Ron BrownHimself (Housekeeping Services Manager)
Kevin CalhoonHimself (Senior Agriculturist)
Jeff CampbellHimself (Senior Agriculturist)
Gene DwyerHimself (Manager of Visitor Services)
Darryl EnglanHimself (Control Room Life Support)
Carol FarmerHerself (Assistant Curator of Fishes)
Lou HudsonHimself (Diver)
Paul JohnsonHimself (SARI Doctor)
Christian KellerHimself (Veterinarian)
Kris LowranceHerself (Diver)
Darlene WaldeHerself (Aquarist)
Rico WalderHimself (Assistant Curator of Forests)

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