SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World

Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World (formerly, Siam Ocean World) is an aquarium in Bangkok, Thailand, the largest in South East Asia. It covers approximately 10,000 square meters (110,000 sq ft) with hundreds of different species on display in exhibits totalling about 5,000,000 liters (1,300,000 U.S. gal).

The Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World aims to provide both entertainment and education to visitors. Through formal educational programs, the aquarium aims to promote an appreciation and understanding of the aquatic environment in line with the formal Thailand curriculum.[citation needed]

This venue practises dual pricing, where Thai nationals and expats pay around half the price that foreigners do.

Highlights at SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World
Your journey into the Big Blue begins with a prelude at the Weird and Wonderful zone, where you can see rare and bizarre-looking marine creatures, such as striped frogfish, garden eel, nautiluses and gigantic spider crabs. Deep Reef has some of the most fascinating reef dwellers in the world, including batfish, humphead wrasse, and blue tang.

Learn how sea animals survive in Living Ocean and see displays of ancient African lungfish, blind cavefish, giant water rats and otters in Rain Forest. You can also observe life on the edge in the Rocky Shore zone, where penguins learn to survive under constant change in the unpredictable environment.

Good to know about SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World
Stop to feel the skin of friendly starfish in a petting pond, before heading for the 270-degree underwater tunnel and the Open Ocean – Asia's largest panoramic oceanarium showcases many types of sharks, including ragged-tooth, black-tipped, and leopard sharks. Just before you leave, drop by the Sea Jellies zone to enjoy a light and musical symphony with translucent invertebrates floating about in LED-lit tanks.

Children will love the exciting around-the-clock shows, including shark feeding, rocky shore talk, penguin feeding, diver underwater talk, animal contact, and otter feeding sessions. Note that extra charges apply for each additional activity at SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World. The aquarium also offers a 25-minute virtual reality adventure with the Sanyo 4D-Xventure, one of Thailand’s oldest 4d theatres.

Inside ocean World
Giant Spider Crabs They are supposed to be the largest arthropods of aquatic life. They live on the ocean floor (approx. 300 meters deep). The crabs are mostly found in the waters of Japan. They can measure up to 12 feet.

Giant Pacific Octopus The Giant Pacific Octopus is said to live the longest in the octopus species - that is about 4 years. Its size can reach up to a maximum of 30 feet and can weigh about 600 pounds. The octopus uses special pigment cells to camouflage with the most intricate patterns of corals and stones.

Stingray Sharks They are mostly found in the shallow coastal waters of temperate sea. They have flattened bodies, and their eyes and mouths are on the underside of their bodies. Their average life span is about 15 to 20 years. They measure up to 6.5 feet and weigh up to 300 kilograms.

Jackass Penguins or African Penguins They are mainly found in the temperate climate of southwestern Africa.

Starfishes There are various types of starfishes found in Sea World. People are also allowed to touch the certain types of starfishes under the expert supervision.

More animals found in Sea Life Ocean World Bangkok Excluding sharks, penguins and starfishes various breeds of seahorses, frogs and jellyfishes can also be seen over there.

Oceanis Australia Group
The Oceanis Group was established 1993. Oceanis Australia Pty Ltd was the World's largest aquarium owner and operator (by numbers of customers and volume of displays). The Group owned aquariums in Melbourne, Mooloolaba, Busan (South Korea) and manages the Ocean World Aquarium in Shanghai.[citation needed]

Oceanis group was acquired in 2011 by Merlin Entertainments, the world's second largest attraction operator including Legoland and Madame Tussauds.

SEA LIFE Bangkok Ocean World

• Located in: Siam Paragon
• Address: Siam Paragon Building, B1- B2 Floor 991 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Pathum Wan District, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
• Opened: December 9, 2005
• Open: Daily from 10am to 9pm
• Total volume of tanks: 5,000,000 l (1,300,000 US gal)
• Exhibits: Shark Shipwreck, Shark Walk, Rockpool