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Construction continues near the new sea lion habitat in the Houston Zoo’s Galápagos Islands on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Houston. The zoo’s latest exhibit, that is scheduled to open April 7, 2023, will immerse guests in an environment evoking the archipelago’s unique landscapes and oceanic habitats.Iguana sculptures adorn a rock as construction continues on the Houston Zoo’s Galápagos Islands on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Houston.
The next tunnel deposits visitors into"Submerged Worlds," a sea cave and underwater sea lion viewing area, which doubles as an event space that can host up to 60 people. There's a Sally lightfoot crab station nearby, too. Ehmke thinks the crabs and a similarly set-up giant seahorse exhibit will become sleeper hits; the latter can grow up to 1-ft. long.
Lee Ehmke, president and CEO, Houston Zoo, left, checks out the sea lion tunnel with Bill Heimann, Trisha Crowe and Lee Espinoza, far right, as construction continues on the Houston Zoo’s Galápagos Islands on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Houston. The zoo’s latest exhibit, that is scheduled to open April 7, 2023, will immerse guests in an environment evoking the archipelago’s unique landscapes and oceanic habitats." is three football fields long of guest pathways," Ehmke said.
"One Ocean" houses sharks, stingrays and fish inside a 190,000-gallon aquarium. Deep shades of blue and clever lighting create the illusion that the back wall extends infinitely. Artisans in Magnolia constructed and painted the coral made from fiber glass by hand.
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