Australia Re-Created in Aquarium

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More than 1,800 new animals are swimming, slithering and flying in the National Aquarium in Baltimore's new "Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes" exhibit.

These are not just any old fish. Among them are freshwater crocodiles, 4-foot swimming lizards, 7-foot predator snakes and a range of turtles, some with foot-long necks.

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Australia Re-Created in Aquarium

"I would say about 75 [percent] to 80 percent of these animals are endemic to Australia; you won't find them anywhere else in the world," says John Seyjagat, the aquarium's curator for Australian exhibits. "The flying fox, the freshwater crocodile,...

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