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Get chummy with us this July! Sink your teeth into FINtastic facts, JAWsome activities, Shark science, and featured events and giveaways during SHARK WEEK!
🔎 Mine for Megalodon Teeth, Daily in the Red River Treasure Mine
Dig through time to uncover your very own fossilized shark teeth. Will you be the lucky one who find the giant Megalodon tooth? One winner each week will take home a piece of ancient ocean history! (Extra fee applies, keep all finds)
🍽️ Shark Talks & Feedings, Every Mon, Wed & Fri at 2:30 PM
Watch our sharks enjoy their lunch while our team shares fascinating facts about their behavior, adaptations, and importance to ocean ecosystems. Meet Sherlock the Shark, our Mascot!
🧪 Science is Neat: SHARK Edition, Sundays at 11 AM, 1 PM & 3 PM
Join our Science & Research Manager, Jackson Wheat, for exclusive talks & demos into shark biology, adaptations, and myths before the Shark Week buzz!
🦈Learn about Yoko, the Mystery Swell Shark, Daily
Yoko the baby swell shark hatched with no male sharks in the habitat. Could it be parthenogenesis or delayed fertilization? Her rare birth has made headlines worldwide! Learn about her miracle story as we await DNA results.
🍽️Interact with Stingrays and Bamboo Sharks, Daily
Did you know that stingrays are closely related to sharks? They both are made up of flexible cartilage instead of bones and they both use electromagnetic senses to search for food. Get up close to touch and feed our rays and small bamboo sharks. Hold a small piece of food and they will swim over and slurp up their snack out of your hand.
SHARK WEEK ACTIVITIES: JULY 20-27
First 20 Giveaway
Every morning
The first 20 kids age 2-12 to visit every day (regular priced tickets or members -no fieldtrips or groups) will receive a JAWsome kids shark party pack!
Shark Art and Poetry Gallery
Kids, bring in shark-themed artwork or a poem to add to our Gallery for a chance to win chance to win the grand prize Shark basket with plush toys, tote bags, water bottle, mugs, pencils, coin purse and more!
Fin Fact Frenzy Shark Olympics Quiz trail
Learn about our incredible shark athletes and their unique skills and natural talents. Can you keep up with our champions? Dive into the challenge and you can earn a gold medal in shark knowledge!
Meet Sherlock!
11 – 4 pm
Sherlock the Shark will be swimming through the aquarium every hour on the hour for pictures and finny high fives!
Shark Craft!
11 - Noon
Visit our activity station in Contact Cove to create a cool shark-themed take home craft
Shark Senses Lab
1 - 2 pm
Explore how sharks use electroreception, feel real shark jaws, and discover mysterious "mermaid purses."
Shark Week Trivia & Tacos Night
Tuesday, July 22, Two seatings: 5:30 & 7 PM
Join us in the event pavilion for trivia games, a delicious taco bar, and shark-themed drinks! Prizes awarded to trivia champs!
$15 at the door, FREE for members with ID
Blood Drive
Wednesday, July 23, 10 am – 2 pm
LifeShare will set up in front of the aquarium and all donors will receive a free gift.
Zenon’s Birthday Party
Thursday, July 24, 11:30 a.m.
ZENON TURNS EIGHT!!! Come sing happy birthday to Shreveport’s favorite zebra shark! Watch her enjoy her clam-flavored birthday cake! Cupcakes will be available as well for human party guests. Swing by during the week before the party and sign her birthday card!
🦈 Adopt-a-Shark
Daily in our gift shop or online Symbolically adopt one of our sharks and receive a mini plush, certificate, and a new appreciation for ocean conservation.
CLICK HERE for even MORE Shark Week Fun with these downloadable printables from Sonic!
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