An aquarium is a particularly designed device that acts as an artificial habitat for water-dwelling animals. Though most people associate an aquarium with tropical fish, aquaria can also be used to house amphibians or large marine mammals. In addition, many aquaria contain a range of plant species.
Public aquaria are popular tourist attractions throughout the world and normally found in zoos or marine parks. They are made from reinforced concrete and plastics to create a tank that is large sufficient to hold an entire underwater ecosystem.
Most public aquaria can be considered biotopes, ecotypes, or ecotopes since they house plants, fish, and invertebrates that would only live mutually in a natural habitat. Sharks and whales are some of the most common species found in public aquaria, Though otters, penguins, and other semi-aquatic animals are often quite popular. An aquarium that is designed to seize dolphins is called a dolphinarium.
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