Something Fishy at Terra Natura
Published on 14th November, 2005
includes sharks and rays among the denizens of the deep end!
How would you like to be a little fish in a big pond? Well you can at Terra Natura which has recently opened it's new public 'swimming pool' with a difference. Unlike other more typical pools, this one is stocked with a variety of Mediterranean marine-life and includes sharks and rays among the denizens of the deep end!
Would be bathers will have to pay an extra €10 for the privilege of entering the 1.5 million litre pool which has a constant 22 degree temperature. Groups of eight swimmers will spend 15 minutes together in the pool as the specially chosen harmless sharks go about their everyday business.
A group of journalists who tried out the new pool for the first time admitted to feelings of temerity (we've translated from the original Spanish here!) at first. However once they got used to their surroundings they gained respect for the animals and were left with a feeling of 'peace and serenity.'
Will you be going swimming with the sharks? The pool's open all year if you fancy giving it a try.
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