Aquarium

Bochum Animal Park and Fossilium

Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen

Founded 1933

1.9 Hectares

Compact city-park zoo with attached fossil museum. Home to around 3,700 animals from 330 species, including many aquarium animals.

Notable Animals

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Phoca vitulina

Least Concern

Phoca vitulina

Harbor seals in the park's central seal pool.

🌍 Europa

🍽️ Piscivore

⚖️ 60–170 kg

⏳ 25–30 Jahre

🏞️ Coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific

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Harbor seals can dive for up to 30 minutes.

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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Endangered

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Reef sharks in the aquarium's large shark tank.

🌏 Ozeanien

🍽️ Carnivore

⚖️ 20–35 kg

⏳ 25–30 Jahre

🏞️ Coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific

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Gray reef sharks warn enemies with a characteristic threat display, lowering their pectoral fins.

Fossilium

North Sea Aquarium

Coral Reef Tank