Zoo Tours: The Pittsburgh Zoo's PPG Aquarium

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  • Episode 89
    This isn't just a zoo tour, it's not just an aquarium tour but it's the first episode that can be considered both! The Pittsburgh Zoo's PPG Aquarium opened in 1967, Pennsylvania's first aquarium and at the time the country's second largest. Revolutionary to its era - after receiving a major upgrade decades later, it remains to be one of the few and one of the better zoo aquariums out there. In this two story, 45,000 square foot facility, we'll pass through five underwater realms: freshwater, coldwater, coral reef, open ocean, and the tropical rainforest. The journey includes a rescued sea turtle, a fish powerful enough to electrocute a horse, penguins, waves that crash over our heads, sharks of the shallows and I even briefly discuss the life of the last Amazon River dolphin in the United States.

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  • @TheMrFunny11
    @TheMrFunny11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That is indeed one of the best zoo aquariums that I’ve seen in my life. What zoos these days sometimes miss is the aquatic part. Ik aquariums are a thing but places like this would be very nice. What I have in my home town is the Brookfield zoo aquarium. I mean it is cool they have penguins and quite a few of tanks but nothing compared to this. If not all zoos wants to do something as extravagant as this they can do like Brookfield did, small and impressive!

  • @ZoosTravelers
    @ZoosTravelers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What a nice looking Aquarium! Great Job with the video!!

  • @michaelmisanik9787
    @michaelmisanik9787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have been waiting to see this for a while now. It has been forever since I last saw the PPG aquarium since I live on the other side of the country but I hope to see it again someday, Thanks

  • @wgmcewenOH
    @wgmcewenOH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful episode.

  • @590488
    @590488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Aquarium of Niagara had a river dolphin at one point

  • @craftyfox1959
    @craftyfox1959 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    It is a beautiful zoo. Thank you for bringing back memories of our vacation in 2018.

  • @albatross4920
    @albatross4920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looks gorgeous 💜🤘

  • @ultimateparkmasters4735
    @ultimateparkmasters4735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Probably the best Zoo-Aquarium in the US! Zoo-Aquariums in Europe give us much room for improvement, though.

  • @jp.briezen1277
    @jp.briezen1277 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Greetings from Aruba🇦🇼🌴

  • @noahm398
    @noahm398 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like an awesome aquarium!

  • @TheThemeParkFiles
    @TheThemeParkFiles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I work at the Pittsburgh zoo and the aquarium is by far my favorite place to be. I've tried documenting most of the species there over the past 5 years, but I'm sure you know how bad the glare can be (The open ocean tank especially).

  • @BAThePickle
    @BAThePickle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I confused the blue-spotted ribbontail ray for my home aquarium's blue-spotted stingray (I learned today is a Kuhl's maskray). I love the educational aspect in these videos!

  • @MunchyMakesStuff
    @MunchyMakesStuff 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I actually had a Bangi Cardnal for a while through my schooling. Little twerp was really good at hiding and found every single crack in the live rock.

  • @aliciahurtado7795
    @aliciahurtado7795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great job at tackling this very good aquarium when did the zoo get rid of their pink river dolphins

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He passed in 2002, just realizing that I failed to mention that

  • @masunan76
    @masunan76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos

  • @milomorton9647
    @milomorton9647 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember seeing the turtle last summer, it’s cool knowing why he swims the way he does!

  • @pikminfan6778
    @pikminfan6778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The color scheme of the abbreviation "PPG" kinda reminded me of the Powerpuff Girls.

  • @stacybearss2606
    @stacybearss2606 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Will you be posting more videos on pittsburgh zoo. Awesome video 👌👌👏👍

    • @noahm398
      @noahm398 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m pretty sure he is doing Forest Passage then redoing older tours.

  • @lesliechu8879
    @lesliechu8879 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Whoa! Talk about a marine breeding center! Try visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium & the Seattle Aquarium in the future soon! Bubbling Mawsonia!🐡

  • @peterstoric6560
    @peterstoric6560 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    So weird seeing the zoo I’ve been going to my entire life in TH-cam

  • @zoolover4669
    @zoolover4669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When I went I loved the Giant Gourami. It was very friendly and followed me around the tank

  • @Garryzilla
    @Garryzilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ok I like how the initials are PPG like the power puff girls but only it’s different

  • @bluebod2264
    @bluebod2264 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The big ocean tank also has an epaulette shark, but he very rarely makes himself visible to visitors.

  • @erikm8372
    @erikm8372 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What was that you said is in the Asian islands tank; you said barbs, pangasius catfish and "looneys"? Sorry lol

  • @ohyes8949
    @ohyes8949 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES

  • @sjsharkman1238
    @sjsharkman1238 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Live in the Pittsburgh area!!! It’s a great place to go!!!!

  • @agrilledsandwich2745
    @agrilledsandwich2745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please can we sometime get a zoo tour of something in randers rainforest, its one of my favorite zoos in my country, so i really Hope it will Come someday, i also think almost No People Are talking about danish zoos.

  • @gavintheredtrain6692
    @gavintheredtrain6692 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Make a video about the kids kingdom in the Pittsburgh zoo😀

  • @silurianking716
    @silurianking716 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What about the Sand Tiger Shark tunnel? I know it existed because I have pictures of it.

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's not or wasn't in the aquarium.

    • @silurianking716
      @silurianking716 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ZooTours Any idea where it might've been?

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Water's Edge where the pinnipeds currently are

  • @jZ0357
    @jZ0357 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    They are build a new Expansion level take over the former bears area and then tie back into the main path by the aquarium

  • @janhorstmann2344
    @janhorstmann2344 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you show Pittburgh's elephant seals????

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      th-cam.com/video/3CYA2Vd_ueM/w-d-xo.html

  • @samanthabronder9861
    @samanthabronder9861 หลายเดือนก่อน

    as one from pispbrugth the zoo has chnaged a lot and fun fact theires was i think a snow leaperd whaere now lyixs live now an mabye saw it when i was young liek mabye 5 or 4

  • @adrianosigona6906
    @adrianosigona6906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:44:What is the name of those yellow fish with black stripes

  • @angelicadeleon8517
    @angelicadeleon8517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:50 I remember seeing them at both the Shedd aquarium and Brookfield zoo's the living coast

  • @henriquedearruda8902
    @henriquedearruda8902 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last river dolphin in the USA what do you mean.

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The last River dolphin in the USA

  • @roy334
    @roy334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Go to the jerusalem biblical zoo israel
    It an amazing zoo😄 pls.

  • @tylerkohorst9124
    @tylerkohorst9124 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should go to Ohio and go to the Akron zoo

    • @ZooTours
      @ZooTours  3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Well I've accomplished one those within the last few seconds since I live here:) But coincidentally Akron will in fact be featured next.

  • @angelicadeleon8517
    @angelicadeleon8517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:04 I remember seeing that fish at the Shedd aquarium

  • @brianmerrett1893
    @brianmerrett1893 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Powerpuff Girls Aquarium?

  • @angelicadeleon8517
    @angelicadeleon8517 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:54 That's what our sea turtle have that problem at the Shedd aquarium

  • @superhenrybrother7359
    @superhenrybrother7359 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey found Nemo and dory