A view out to sea, from The Deep.

The Deep

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This week Grandma, Mum and I went to the Deep.

On our way to see the creatures, we saw a model of a megalodon mouth and a megalodon tooth fossil. I found out that megalodons were heavier and larger than a T. rex.

  • A photo of megalodon jaws.
    Megalodon jaws
  • A photo of a real megalodon tooth fossil.
    Megalodon tooth
  • A photo showing that the megalodon tooth is the size of TK's hand.
    Size comparison of a megalodon tooth fossil

My favourite creatures were the axolotl, which we hadn’t seen before, and sawfish. Unlike our previous Deep trips, the sawfish were very active.

  • A photo of a grey/black axolotl.
    Axolotl
  • A side profile of a sawfish swimming.
    Sawfish
  • A photo showing the view of the sawfish's 'saw' from above.
    Look at that saw!

We saw lots of sharks and some of them came up to the glass. We saw a little shark sleeping. There was an activity where you create your own sea creature. I made a very colourful shark.

  • A photo of a shark swimming towards the camera.
    He’s coming for you!
  • A side profile of a shark swimming with its gills clearly visible.
    Side view of a shark
  • The back profile of a shark.
    Bye!
  • A photo of a small striped shark laying on the floor of the tank.
    Little shark
  • A photo of a computer screen showing a shark coloured in bright colours.
    ‘Create your own sea creature’

For the first time, we saw a very long wolf eel that is very scary. The eel’s head looked like a rock

A photo of a grey wolf eel laying between rocks on its side.
Scary!

We also saw big starfish, huge rays and dragon-headed pipefish.

  • A photo of a large starfish stuck to the side of the aquarium.
    Starfish
  • A photo of a grey ray swimming.
    Ray
  • A photo of an upright dragon-headed pipefish swimming along.
    Dragon-headed pipefish

It was a very happy and exciting day. No wonder I was tired at the end.