Big Meg: The Story of the Largest and Most Mysterious Predator that Ever Lived

by Tim Flannery & Emma Flannery

This is a very informative book about the estimated sixty-foot (at least twice as big as a great white shark) extinct predator of the ocean: the megalodon shark.  Tim Flannery, one of the authors and scientists of this book, found a fossilized megalodon tooth near where he lived in Australia as a young adolescent.   Stories of more fossil seekers and finders are included in this most interesting nonfiction read by two scientists, who are also a father and daughter duo.  I found it fascinating how scientists can determine how a fossil shark tooth was used by noticing any dents or other surface differences, which provide clues as to if shark teeth were used as tokens or weapons.  I also hope to hunt for megalodon teeth or other shark teeth myself one day, as some prevalent shark teeth locations, beaches included, are noted within the text.  

This week we traveled to Newport, KY and visited the Newport Aquarium. The Newport Aquarium is an aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee, across the river from Cincinnati. It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling over 200 feet (61 m) in length. The aquarium also showcases thousands of animals from around the world in 1,000,000 US gal (3,800,000 L) of water, including Scooter and Sweet Pea, two of the few shark rays in captivity. It is the first aquarium to have success in breeding shark rays.

We went through alot of exhibits that had fresh & saltwater fish, turtles, seahorses, stingrays, snakes, frogs, aligators, & sharks! We went over the Shark Bridge that had sandbar and reef sharks! It was a neat experience! We give this aquarium 5 stars!

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