Amazon Tunnel

Ohio History

A Peek into the Amazon River

Moving on, we passed through yet another tunnel: the jungle-filled waters of the Amazon River. The water was teeming with all kinds of fish, against a backdrop of coral reef and sand. The most interesting animals were the Rays; they looked like kites dipping and sailing in the wind. A Ray would glide down to the bottom, pick up a handful of sand in its mouth (a slit on the underside of the Ray, the white side visible in the picture), and then sift it slowly as it swam through the water. I don't know whether there was actually any food to be found in this sand or not.

Also in the top picture you can see the long, spotted Eel which seemed to slither through the tank. It was kind of eerie-looking! Below is a Puffer Fish which also lived in the Amazon tunnel. It was really a unique fish. But we couldn't get it scared enough to puff itself up!

Puffer Fish