Zoo Tours: OCEANS at the Indianapolis Zoo

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2 жыл бұрын

EPISODE 25 REDO
I take you to zoos, I take you to aquariums, but what we don't see enough of are Zoo Aquariums. Very few zoos have them, and when they do, very few are even worth a second look. That can't be said for the Indianapolis Zoo's Oceans exhibit! Opened in 1988 as the 'Waters' building, the attraction was modernized in 2007 to bring you into the depths of the ocean's tropics, coasts, and frigid environments. With every section, comes a new surprise. I can't think of any zoo or aquarium with a massive shark touch pool, seals and sea lions, walruses, penguins, MONKEYS, and the WORLD'S FIRST UNDERWATER DOLPHIN DOME, all within ONE complex. Enjoy.
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1. Cownose Ray, Smooth Dogfish, Lookdowns, Planehead Filedish, Saddleback Butterflyfish
2. Tomato Clownfish, Lemon peel Angelfish, Green Moray Eel, Goldstein Damselfish, Sweetlips, Flame Hawkfish, Black Durgeon, Raccoon Butterflyfish, Bignose Unicornfish, Yellowbanded Angelfish, Copperband Butterflyfish, Red Sea Sailfin Tang, Saddleback Butterflyfish, Powder Blue Tang, Pennant Butterflyfish, Asfur Angelfish, Shortnose Unicornfish, Orange Shoulder Tang, Coral Hogfish, Majestic Angelfish, Foxface, Bannerfish, Triggerfish
3. Red Lionfish
4. Smooth Dogfish, Cownose Ray, Southern Stingray
5. Pistol Shrimp, Yellow Watchmen Goby
6. Blood Star, Bat Star
7. Zooxanthelle Algae, (Assorted Coral)
8. Grunt Sculpin, Barnacles
9. Coral Hogfish, Cleaner Shrimp
10. Keyhole Limpet, Green Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber
11. Ocellaris Clownfish, Anemones
12. Crimson Anemone, Candy Striped Shrimp
13. Spotfin Butterflyfish, Ocellaris Clownfish, Urchins, Majestic Angelfish
14. Potbellied Seahorse
15. Coral Hogfish, Yellow Tang
16. Unidentified Corals, Pink Skunk Clownfish, Green Chromis, Yellow Tang, Bangaii Cardinalfish
17. California Sea Lion, Grey Seal
18. King Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Southern Rockhopper Penguin
19. Crab-eating Macaque
20. Pacific Walrus
21. Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin
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@JAGzilla-ur3lh 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a fairly nice aquarium. The dolphin dome is impressive, the walruses are worth a visit on their own due to their rarity, and the macaques are an unusual but clever inclusion.

@KingJoffreyII Жыл бұрын

Our zoo used to have polar bears there

@Ywabag 4 ай бұрын

Purple Man???

@ckm5702 2 жыл бұрын

Dolphins in aquariums tend to get debated a lot which is understandable there are a lot of iffy ones and some just straight up bad ones but between this one and the one at Shedd Aquarium I think it shows it can be done right 🐬

@darthader3507 2 жыл бұрын

I just wish that they could add more enrichment to the dolphins’ environment. It looks like a giant jail cell in person.

@ckm5702 2 жыл бұрын

Always gotta remember what guests see is just the tip of the iceburg and zoos are always evolving to make things better but yea I hope they keep their big brains busy

@lucidcolorss Жыл бұрын

@@darthader3507 hi there! volunteer at the indy zoo here! i spend countless hours with the dolphins and i can tell you that we most certainly provide a lot of enrichment for the dolphins! i agree with you that the tank does look a little bare, especially compared to other tanks like clearwater marine aquarium’s, and that can definitely be improved! however, there’s a lot of things that we cannot introduce, like live fish additions, because of the foreign bacteria that might effect the dolphins. if you ever get the chance to visit, you will definitely see our dolphins, especially our youngest, trooper, playing with one of their favorite toys! i also like to provide them with a little bit of enrichment myself and show them some toys i bring from home. :)

@darthader3507 Жыл бұрын

@@lucidcolorss I’ll have to look into it. I’ve always wanted to work at a zoo, but I’m afraid the pay wouldn’t be enough. Maybe volunteering will show me if I will enjoy it.

@chaseglackman5795 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait for the zoo's master expansion. The current 13 acre parking lot will be getting torn out and converted into new animal exhibitions. A chimpanzee center will be one of them; they already live on property in the backstage building behind the rhino barn where the orangutans previously lived prior to their facility being built. The new parking system will consist of two new lots, one 16 acres the other 12 acres, on the other side of Washington street with likely a walkover bridge over the street into the zoo's new entrance plaza, not too different from Cincinnati and St Louis. I also suggested to the employees upon last visit to replace the rollercoaster with camels to ride and feed, as the coaster is showing its age after 20 years and is in need of retirement, which they seemed to like the idea. The coming years for this zoo will be very interesting to say the least!

@its_that_guy4218 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah my dad is going to work with the chimp exhibit the design he showed me was pretty good looking tbh

@chaseglackman5795 2 жыл бұрын

@@its_that_guy4218 Could you describe what the design will be like? Such as size, features, how many chimps, any unique interactions, proposed opening date, what to expect. I wonder if gorilla exhibit will follow after chimps.

@kylgrv Жыл бұрын

I just finished a two day trip to Indianapolis to see this zoo, and the Oceans exhibit did not disappoint. It was easily one of the biggest highlights of my trip, with the penguins and dolphins being my favorites from the exhibit. The only thing that was disappointing was that the walruses were temporarily off their exhibit, but apart from that, it was an awesome experience!

@loganvandyke881 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Zach thanks for the showing. Love Indy, been there 3 times now, but my two favorite times were when it was 50° and heavy winds and the other a severe thunderstorm. The thunderstorm was the 3rd year of the orangutan house being open, and the orangutans were actually interacting for over two hours with the 10 people that flocked to the building across the entire zoo, so it was really personal. The second time my mom and I were the only ones there (literally), the zoo was about to close down due to COVID abd weather back in 2020, and so we went into the dolphin dome and it was completely silent except the dolphins vocalizing and interacting with us for an hour. It ended up being one of my top zoo experiences and something I'll never forget.

@kevinamos3797 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@kevinamos3797 2 жыл бұрын

I have been going to this zoo since I was a kid 😃

@ratbones620 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing the dolphin dome is on my zoo bucket list. Hopefully one day I will get to go there!

@KingJoffreyII Жыл бұрын

We used to have an Amazon rainforest exhibit here too

@globalwarmingawareness971 Жыл бұрын

I am volunteering at a zoo here in Minnesota and it ends for the season in august and so I am planning to go on a zoo road trip and Indianapolis zoo is definitely going to be one of my stops 👍

@Zoove1 2 жыл бұрын

I love this Zak! The long episodes have really been great lately! Thanks you for putting so much into these tours! One question though. Are you gonna make a Rhino Ridge tour anytime soon cause I have some great video from the area.

@the_gaming_hyena 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE a your channel Zoove!

@Zoove1 2 жыл бұрын

@@the_gaming_hyena Haha, thanks! :)

@jackdeboer2637 2 жыл бұрын

This video with dolphins is so cool.

@noahm398 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this exhibit!

@gourmei7590 2 жыл бұрын

I am loving the extensive tours

@deanonessimo4052 2 жыл бұрын

I would predict that they should rename the Oceans zone with "Oceans and Rivers" zone, and should add hippos, beavers, Asian otters, and the return of polar bears in the future.

@darthader3507 2 жыл бұрын

They also used to have small-clawed otters. They shared the exhibit with gibbons in the forest section. The zoo also doesn’t have much land space in that area available

@ShempHoward2 2 жыл бұрын

@@darthader3507 They did just obtain some more land for parking space, and are planning to expand in the parking lot.

@darthader3507 2 жыл бұрын

@@ShempHoward2 True. I was just referring to the previously mentioned Oceans area, and how it doesn’t have additional space atm. It would be cool to see what they new with the new land area. I hope they add in Australia animals like those the zoo used to have and more (kangaroos, wallabies, emus, etc).

@ZoosTravelers 2 жыл бұрын

Great Job! I've always loved the Oceans exhibit

@rbblades9511 2 жыл бұрын

Great tour zak ! Stay safe

@the_gaming_hyena 2 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing aquarium. Which is your personal favorite aquarium in a zoo?

@Vic-se1fz 2 жыл бұрын

Holy crap, the Dolphin stadium is huge! From the pictures I've seen it looks small. Did they expand the dolphin exhibit, or is this just the first time I'm seeing the full view of it?

@lucidcolorss Жыл бұрын

hello! i work at the indy zoo as a volunteer. the exhibit hasn’t been expanded, but we have ‘redesigned’ it a couple of times in the past! before the underwater aesthetic, we used to have a sort of ‘houses on the beach’ appearance in the stadium, i’m sure you can find pictures of it if you’re curious! but no, we’ve only ever remodeled, no expansion! :)

@ohyes8949 2 жыл бұрын

nice work zach!

@NathanSpies 2 жыл бұрын

Do you plan to do videos on the Newport Aquarium?

@TheLoreSeeker 2 жыл бұрын

Got thrown off for a while by "anenome".... kept thinking "wait... thats not right.... amemone....no....amenome...no...anenome...no.... AH-NE-MO-NE...there we go." XD

@lesliechu8879 2 жыл бұрын

Astounding episode! Also, try visit the Woodland Park Zoo, Sacramento Zoo, Oakland Zoo, San Francisco Zoo, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Monterey Bay Aquarium, SeaWorld San Diego, & Disney's Animal Kingdom someday if you come up with future new Zoo Tour episodes! Plus, which zoo are you heading next for Episode 105 soon? Bubbling Timurlengia!🐊🐊🐊🐊🐊

@erikm8372 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I second the SD Safari Park! We're so lucky here in San Diego, with two locations, of our zoological society. The safari park is amazing. Although the "tram" tour isn't what it used to be. Not sure why. Formerly, it was brilliant; the monorail had no windows, airflow was great, plus it was non-polluting, electric, and silent for the animals peace of mind... trains were operated AND narrated by knowledgeable drivers for an entire HOUR! 1,800 acres of savanna, waterholes, forests and grasslands. Now it's essentially a parking lot trolley ride for 20 minutes. They still maintain close the huge savanna fields (with more off-limits for breeding), but now only a portion is actually viewable...

@johnbaker1337 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU for calling them Sea Stars and not Star Fish! My kids learned that 25 years age at a zoo. If kids can learn that they are Invertebrate and not fish so can we all. Thanks again.

@captainmeg2389 2 жыл бұрын

"Anything with a Mouth can bite" LMAO

@LazyOtter1414 2 жыл бұрын

Will you ever make a video on a New England zoo

@steliosstanis2125 2 жыл бұрын

🐬🌊

@superhenrybrother7359 2 жыл бұрын

YOU FOUND NEMO!!!

@taylorc146 7 ай бұрын

I enjoy when we go but it needs some updating. The dolphin dome is depressing it’s just a vacant cement pool. On a cold day I went with my son when he was about 1 and a half we ate lunch in the dolphin dome and they just stared at us lol. But we did have the zoo to ourselves.

@kevinamos3797 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a teenager now 🙂

@aydnwtsl2018 2 жыл бұрын

oh great zach handel lord of the zoo world, will you pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease do some more tours and redo tours at the Brookfield zoo?, it's my favorite AZA zoo since I was little.:)

@aydnwtsl2018 2 жыл бұрын

@@Abbad1579 what's a nostalgia?