The Georgia Aquarium is not without its critics. “The keeper talks about how cute they are,” Wanner said. “I wouldn’t necessarily have thought that of baby rays. While dolphins and penguins often get the most attention at aquariums, “The Aquarium” also highlights animals that don’t get as much love like the stingray babies in the first episode.
The aquarium is doing well, she said, drawing 2.5 million visitors a year and she is well aware of the marketing value of such a show on future attendance. “The story lines focus so heavily on individual animals, I expect people will come to the aquarium to connect and check on them.”
She hopes the show not only inspires viewers to get more involved with conservation efforts but also inspires young people to become trainers and keepers at aquariums and zoos. “I wish I had a show like this when I was a kid,” Fontana said. Shooting began last November and continues through June. And the first one it targeted was the Georgia Aquarium since it’s the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere.Īquarium spokeswomaman Jessica Fontana said familiarity with “The Zoo” made it easier for them to embrace Animal Planet on this project. So it became an easy decision for Animal Planet to do the same with an aquarium.
The backstage pass element for our viewers is what is making them so passionately attached to these types of shows.” “Sometimes zoos get a bad rap,” Wanner said. “We wanted to open the curtain at the Bronx Zoo. Erin Wanner, senior vice president for production for Animal Planet, said “The Aquarium” is a spin-off of its successful show “The Zoo” focused on the Bronx Zoo in New York and in its fourth season.
0 kommentar(er)
