Best Places to See the Fish (and Other Creatures of the Deep)

Now that your little ones have gotten their fill of playing in tidepools, are learning to swim like fishies, and have had a primer in marine biology, there's only one thing left to do.  Go see the fish! 

If you're nowhere near an aquarium, or have just a few moments to fill with some fish-gazing, there are a number of amazing online exhibits that are fun to share with the little ones.  We particularly like these:

• The Monterey Bay Aquarium online exhibits are very well done, with videos of Giant Octopus feedings for example, or a simple interactive game called Make a Tidepool that is perfect for preschoolers. And that's just a start -- there many more fun fishy tidbits there to fill a rainy hour and please a curious little mind.
• Sydney Aquarium lets the kiddos take a trip all the way Down Under minus the twelve hour plane ride. It too offers many clever online features, including the River Life exhibit on the platypus habitat in which viewers search for the turtles, prawns, water dragons and more by scrolling across a large, intricate image of underwater life.
  
• National Geographic Kids does not disappoint with its outstanding "Creature Features" of species like Clown Anemonefish and Loggerhead Sea Turtles including facts, photos, video and maps.

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