Chapter 104: Shocking Shark Show
The shark waters are right next to the Haiti Passage, which is why sharks appear in the Haiti Passage. If it weren’t for Li Li, the fish in the Haiti Passage would have become food for the sharks!
In order to truly restore the living environment of sharks in nature and increase the viewing value of the shark tank, Ocean World staff put some ornamental fish into the shark tank and let them live with the sharks.
This is not to show favoritism or put the fish and sheep in danger, because when selecting the fish species, the staff carefully picked some species that are darker in color, swim faster, are larger in size, and are generally not interested in sharks. What's more, there are many places for small fish to hide in the shark aquarium.
In the eyes of many people, sharks are synonymous with terror and death.
The movie Jaws was once the most thrilling movie in the world. Sharks have nearly perfect killing weapons. Their extremely advanced sensory system can sense the fluctuations caused by the dying struggle of creatures a mile away, and their sharp teeth can bite through any creature in the sea in one bite.
However, although sharks are at the top of the food chain of marine life, not all sharks are bloodthirsty.
There are more than 360 species of sharks in the world, but only about a dozen of them are highly aggressive, including the great white shark and tiger shark that we often hear about. Most of them belong to the family of sharks. Although other sharks are used to being called sharks, they are actually quite docile.
For example, the whale shark, the largest shark in the world, almost never attacks fish actively. They only eat some tiny plankton. The nurse shark has a good temper and people can even play some small jokes on it.
Generally speaking, for safety reasons, the sharks raised in aquariums are basically these types of sharks that are not very aggressive.
Apart from their scary name, sharks, they are actually not much different from other ornamental fish; they are all cute little pets.
For example, there are leopard sharks with leopard spots all over their bodies; white-tip sharks with some white spots on their dorsal fins; and the smooth and delicate nurse sharks that are kept in various aquariums.
The large-bodied nurse sharks usually like to huddle together in groups to rest and stare blankly.
The nimble leopard shark likes to dance alone in the pool, ignoring the small fish swimming around it.
On the contrary, the smaller blackfin sharks and whitefin sharks are full of energy. They patrol their territory back and forth. The constant movement requires constant replenishment of energy, so their aggressiveness is relatively strong.
The truly threatening and aggressive sharks in shark aquariums are often these small sharks.
The sharks in the aquarium are not very aggressive. They have been raised by divers and received certain domestication training. Therefore, they are cute and docile little lambs. They can live in peace with the small fish around them and regard divers as good friends.
The staff fed the sharks some frozen fish three times a day according to their appetite, and the sharks liked this food very much.
Often, when well fed, they don't bother chasing after the clever spectator fish that are nearby, and the smaller fish hide in small openings that sharks are too big to fit into.
"Will Li Li be scared?"
Although the sharks raised in the aquarium are not very aggressive and are relatively docile to a certain extent, they are large fish after all, and are still very scary for children!
Li Li shook her head and leaned forward on the glass.
"These sharks are so cute, I'm not afraid of them!"
"cute?"
Lu Qingsong shook his head. For the first time, he felt like complaining about Li Li's aesthetics. He was probably the only one who could say that sharks were cute!
"Little brother, do you want to watch the sharks' performance?"
"Sister, do you want to see it?" Looking at his gurgling sister, Lu Qingyan explained, "There will be staff performing underwater performances in the shark waters. You'll be able to see it in a while!"
Li Li shook her head without explaining and quietly gave instructions to the shark inside. Dabai said to do it quietly and not let other people notice it, so just do it quietly and give the little brother a grand shark show!
After receiving the order, the sharks began to perform in groups. The sharks' performance instantly attracted everyone's attention!
"Mom, look, the sharks are starting to perform?"
"Wow, they are spinning around each other!"
"I didn't see any staff. Are these sharks performing on their own?"
As if to please the little princess, the sharks performed very hard, which was more entertaining than when the staff took them to perform together, and brought them a great visual feast!
Visitors raised their webcams one after another. It was the first time they had seen such a thrilling performance.
"Brother, does it look good?"
Li Li pointed proudly at the school of sharks performing inside. All the sharks were performing for Li Li.
"nice!"
Lu Qingyan nodded, his face full of shock. The performance of sharks in groups also attracted the attention of the staff. They were very curious why sharks performed in groups.
However, since everyone seemed very excited, they did not join in and just waited for the shark show to end!
After the performance by a dozen sharks ended, they suddenly formed a heart shape in the water, shocking everyone again!
Then the sharks lined up and swam past Li Li one by one. If you look carefully, you can see the sharks kissing Li Li's little palms.
Of course, only Li Li knew about this scene. No one else noticed it. After all, there were so many people at the scene. Who could notice the little hand stretched out by a three-year-old kid?
"Brother, don't you think it would be cool if we rode sharks?"
Lu Qingsong's mouth twitched. Riding a shark?
Where do the little girl get so many weird ideas? Riding a shark, she really is ignorant and fearless!
Even if it's a shark that doesn't have the ability to attack, it can still be scary if it goes crazy!
"It's almost noon. Are you hungry? Let's find a place to eat and watch the dolphin show in the afternoon!"
"Eat, eat!"
"Yes, eat!"
As the largest aquarium in the country, there is a dedicated restaurant in the aquarium, but it is not here. On the other side, there is also a rest area in the aquarium to provide tired tourists with a chance to relax!
When we found the restaurant, it was already packed with people and there was no vacant seat at all. If we wanted to eat, we had to wait in line. However, since this was a hotel, we estimated that we would have to wait for about an hour!
"There are too many people. How about we eat outside?"