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Annual learn-to-swim programs of daily classes for a week or two were conducted in communities across the country to address the problem of drowning as a major cause of death. Final sessions were sometimes open houses for families. [7] On such occasions swimmers might be nude while swimming, but wrap themselves in their towel otherwise. [8]
The exhibit includes a Splash Ground water park (open seasonally) for children, an outdoor jungle gym, and a hedge maze. Animals featured include squirrel monkeys with themed activities for kids by their exhibit. In the barnyard area, children can pet farm animals like pygmy goats. The Discovery Center features educational programs.
Such facilities often house smaller animals such as snakes and reptiles, and usually try to simulate the natural settings and climate for the animals in a controlled environment. Pages in category "Indoor zoos"
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the United States, one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States.Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, the zoo sits on 77 acres (31 ha) of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species.
Other animals were soon donated to the park, including, a puma, two elk, three wolves, four eagles, and eight peacock. [14] In 1874, a bear cub from the Philadelphia Zoo was the first animal purchased by the zoo, for US$10. [15] The bear became quite adept at escaping from its home and could frequently be found roaming Lincoln Park at night. [16]
Shedd Aquarium (formally the John G. Shedd Aquarium) is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago.Opened on May 30, 1930, the 5 million US gal (19,000,000 L; 4,200,000 imp gal) aquarium holds about 32,000 animals and is the third largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere, after the Georgia Aquarium and Monterey Bay Aquarium.
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DreamWorks Water Park is an indoor water park within the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex, at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Opened on October 1, 2020, [ 1 ] the water park includes 15 water slides and 15 attractions, and covers 8.5 acres (3.4 ha).