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The coral reef breeding exhibit at the official grand opening of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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![Brandon Shepherd holds his 8-month-old son, Dawson, for a better view during his visit to the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.](https://www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/02/21/NDNJ/72690695007-daytona-aquarium-08.jpg?width=660&height=455&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Brandon Shepherd holds his 8-month-old son, Dawson, for a better view during his visit to the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Visitors interact with some animals at the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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A tessalata eel emerges from a pipe at the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Visitors interact with some animals at the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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![The coral reef breeding exhibit at the official grand opening of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.](https://www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/02/21/NDNJ/72690711007-daytona-aquarium-17.jpg?width=660&height=502&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The coral reef breeding exhibit at the official grand opening of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure Gift Shop, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Inauguration of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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![The coral reef breeding exhibit at the official grand opening of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.](https://www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/02/21/NDNJ/72690703007-daytona-aquarium-13.jpg?width=660&height=440&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The coral reef breeding exhibit at the official grand opening of the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
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Visitors interact with some animals at the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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Visitors interact with some animals at the Daytona Aquarium & Rainforest Adventure in Daytona Beach, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.
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