点评:I had seen some excellent online reviews for this aquarium which is apparently the largest one in Canada so made the trip on a rainy Monday to see it for myself. It is in the middle of Stanley Park which was quite easy to get to by bus (the number 19 from memory). There were warning signs up in Stanley Park about what to do if you see a coyote so I was a bit hesitant about exploring the park any further than the walk from the bus stop to the aquarium which is about 300 metres.
The place opens at 10 and I was there on time having pre booked a ticket, although you can pay for tickets when you get there despite what the website says. I think it was about $24. The first exhibit is a tropical area with lots of very colourful fish, and also an Amazon forest walk-through with some cute monkeys, turtles, a pair of orange ibis and apparently a sloth although if he was there he was invisible.
The main attraction for me was the sea otters who were in a large enclosure outside next to some seal and sea-lion enclosures. They were very playful. They were all in one tank and it appeared a bit busy however the tank next door was empty and being thoroughly cleaned so I guess they are usually split across two tanks. I spent about two hours looking around. I was impressed they also had a room where children (and adults) could explore some of the tanks with their hands, and handle some of the smaller starfish and anemones. I think this place is mainly aimed at children and young people and there is a good educational component to the aquarium, so I enjoyed my visit.
翻译:我在网上看到一些关于这个水族馆的优秀评论,它似乎是加拿大最大的水族馆,所以我在一个下雨的星期一亲自去了一趟。它位于斯坦利公园的中央,乘坐公共汽车(记忆中是 19 路)很容易到达。斯坦利公园里有警告牌,告诉你如果看到郊狼该怎么办,所以我有点犹豫,除了从公共汽车站步行到水族馆大约 300 米之外,是否还要继续探索公园。
这个地方 10 点开门,我提前订了票,准时到达,尽管你可以到那里再买票,尽管网站上说不是这样。我想大约 24 美元。第一个展览是一个热带地区,有很多色彩斑斓的鱼,还有一个亚马逊森林步道,里面有一些可爱的猴子、海龟、一对橙色朱鹭,还有一只树懒,虽然如果它在那里,它是隐形的。
对我来说,最吸引我的是海獭,它们被关在外面一个大围栏里,旁边是一些海豹和海狮围栏。它们非常顽皮。它们都被关在一个水箱里,看起来有点热闹,但隔壁的水箱是空的,正在彻底清洁,所以我猜它们通常被分在两个水箱里。我花了大约两个小时四处参观。令我印象深刻的是,他们还有一个房间,孩子们(和大人)可以用手探索一些水箱,并触摸一些较小的海星和海葵。我认为这个地方主要针对儿童和年轻人,水族馆有很好的教育内容,所以我很享受这次参观。