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Recent Examples of aquariumsAccredited aquariums, such as the Seattle Aquarium, breed the sharks in captivity, according to the aquarium’s website.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
These terrariums won’t be home to living plants or fungi, but will instead house a mushroom nature scene created by its maker.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
12 July 2026
Samaa is a beautiful all-day diner filled with vases of bui (desert cotton), willow wood lamps from Kashmir, Channapatna toys, and exquisitely layered terrariums created from leftover construction material.
Sunfish are one of the ocean's heaviest species and can reach up to 4,400 pounds.
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Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
23 July 2026
Sharptail sunfish, or molas, are among the heaviest fish in the world, weighing more than 4,000 pounds (1,800 kilograms) and measuring up to 10 feet (3 meters) long.