Tyama Collections

Night Sky

This is the night sky section where we will have moths, birds, etc. 

Shallows

This is the shallows section with all manner of underwater critters. 

Swim with Whales

And the whales...which I feel should be self-explanatory. 

Blue Whale

Blue whales aren't just the largest animals in our lifetime, these giants are the biggest animals to have ever lived on planet Earth.

Blue whale breaching surface of water viewed from above.
Balaenoptera musculus, Blue Whale
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Southern Right Whale 

Fun fact

A whale half in frame, swimming towards seabed.
Eubalaena australis, Southern Right Whale
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Killer Whale

Fun fact

Two black and white whales, one leaping over the other.
Orcinus orca, Killer Whale
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Humpback Whale

More fun facts

A small whale swiming beside a larger.
Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback Whale
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