Meet the aquarists and scuba divers who care for our super sharks! Explore touch tables with our docents, learning about all of the cool adaptations sharks and rays have. Sink your teeth into making your own chomping shark craft. Healthy oceans need sharks! AZA accredited facilities like the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium provide the highest quality of care and wellbeing for sharks and rays, while working collectively to save and protect threatened species. As members of AZA’s Shark and Ray SAFE program, we’re committed to securing a future for sharks and people alike.

Activities:

• Divers in Open Ocean – 11 a.m.
• Meet the Aquarist at Open Ocean – Upper Level – 11 a.m. & 2 p.m.
• Storytime at Open Ocean – Lower Level – 12 p.m.
  • Featured story: Clark the Shark by Bruce Hale

Scavenger Hunt

Included with your admission on Shark & Ray Awareness Day, find connections between sharks and other Zoo residents, make memories with photos, and learn fun facts! Sponsored by Peoples.

Participation details available on grounds, or get started here:

1. Download Goosechase for iOS or Android
2. Participate as a guest or register for an account
3. Enter code J9P5G3
4. Have fun exploring!

Can’t get enough of our fintastic friends? Join us again at the Zoo on Saturday, July 25 for a special expert talk on sharks, and visit our partners at Cinderlands Warehouse in the Strip District for Suds for Sharks on Thursday, July 23!