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Do you wish you could look deep into the ocean and see how the sea animals live? It is as though you were doing this when you visit the Oceanarium at Marineland, Florida. Here millions of gallons of sea water have been pumped into great tanks. In this water live thousands of sea animals, from delicate angelfish to maneating sharks, and from huge turtles so old and slow that moss has grown on their shells to streamlined and ever playful porpoises. You can watch them through large windows that are built in the sides of the tanks. Only an inch or two of clear glass separates you from the shark's sharp teeth. Four times a day, protected by a heavy wire shield and a short spear, a man dives down among these sea animals with a basket of food. He feeds the sharks first to keep them from feeding on him.