Exhibits technician Sarah Harrison paints an octopus sanitizer station in the touch tank area.
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A spotted eagle ray hangs from the ceiling in the touch tank area.
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Exhibits technician Brad Schuster finishes installing oversize kelp pieces in the touch tank area.
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A 38-feet-long by 9-feet-high glass tile wall of the oceans of the world in the lobby.
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Glass artists Eli Lipman, left, and Adam Goldberg, right, discuss their upcoming installation of glass jellyfish at the Toledo Zoo Aquarium from Gathered Glass Studio in downtown Toledo.
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Glass artists Eli Lipman, Adam Goldberg, and Mike Stevens, of Gathered Glass in Toledo have installed more than 1,300 handmade glass tiles comprising a world map at the new aquarium.
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A penguin made from recycled materials hangs near the exit of the aquarium.
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Penguins made from recycled materials hang at the exit of the newly renovated aquarium at the Toledo Zoo.
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The 200 pound Great White shark created by Graphite Design and Build is destined to hang in the Toledo Zoo's newly renovated aquarium.
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Graphite Design and Build co-owner Jeremy Link moves beneath the shark he and fellow co-owner Doug Kampfer crafted in their downtown Toledo studio. T
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A painted mural adorns a wall in the mangrove exhibit.
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A fish shaped wooden bench in aquarium at the Toledo Zoo.
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Graphite Design and Build co-owner Jeremy Link begins to bubble wrap the the shark.
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Graphite Design and Build co-owner Jeremy Link, left, begins to bubble wrap the the shark he and fellow co-owner Doug Kampfer, center, crafted in their downtown Toledo studio before transporting it to the Toledo Zoo. Also assisting in the wrapping is Doug's father, who is also named Doug Kampfer.
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A bubble wall in the lobby of the aquarium.
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A fish scale tile wall in the lobby of the Toledo Zoo aquarium.
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The wire bottoms of what will be glass jellyfish are ready for assembly at Gathered Glass Studio in downtown Toledo.
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The top of what will be a glass jellyfish sits on a table at Gathered Glass Studio in downtown Toledo.
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The wire bottoms of what will be glass jellyfish dry after painting at Gathered Glass Studio in downtown Toledo.
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Glass artists Eli Lipman, left, and Adam Goldberg, right, display how they will hang their upcoming installation of glass jellyfish at the Toledo Zoo Aquarium.
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Glass artists Eli Lipman, left, and Adam Goldberg, right, display how they will hang their upcoming installation of glass jellyfish at the Toledo Zoo Aquarium.
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Glass jellyfish sculptures are ready to be hung in the pacific reef tank area newly renovated aquarium. A large photo of a lion's mane jellyfish also highlights the area.
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Eli Lipman from Gathered Glass Studio hangs a glass jellyfish sculpture in the Pacific reef tank area.
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