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Caption This Photo, Win Norwalk Aquarium Tickets

Caption the fun photo of 'Sharky' in the comments thread to enter the contest. Prizes? Family 4-pack of tickets and grand prize is an annual family membership!

It's summer and that means camps and camping, beaches and barbecuing, baseball and swimming, and one of our area's best options is , whose exhibits and animals, cruises and educational programs and IMAX theater draw visitors from the entire region.

Caption the photo of 'Sharky' above (just click where it says "Leave a comment" below this story) and you'll have a chance at winning a family 4-pack to the aquarium, and the grand prize of an annual family membership. A terrific, fun exhibit on now is "Touch a Shark!" — which includes a 6,000-gallon "Touch Tank" filled with sharks, stingrays and skates (more details below).

Here's how the contest works:

  1. Enter your caption or captions in the comment thread below.
  2. Patch will take captions through Sunday, July 15, and present a list of finalists in one screen grab on Monday, July 16.
  3. Winners will be selected with the help of Patch users. You will vote on your favorite caption through the "comments" section on this story (Example: I think No. 1 of 50 is the best).

More details about the contest are attached.

Here's some more quick facts about the aquarium's "Touch a Shark!":

  • You can touch these sharks because they have teeth under their head, not out front like the 12-foot sand tiger sharks in the Aquarium’s open ocean exhibit.
  • See baby sharks even before they’re born as they wriggle in their egg cases.
  • Take your picture in a shark cage OR take your picture in front of giant megaladon (mega-la-don) jaws of an ancient shark that makes today’s great whites look like guppies.

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William Demarest (Editor) July 10, 2012 at 07:39 am
Both my kids had a blast visiting the aquarium on school trips. Teachers – and families – can download Activity Sheets and Scavenger Hunt for Aquarium visits. http://www.maritimeaquarium.org/visit-the-aquarium/visit-the-aquarium/activity-sheets
Andrea July 10, 2012 at 01:07 pm
Luigi, the Italian shark, needed his pizza fix!!
Andrea July 10, 2012 at 01:15 pm
"I am soooo sick of PEOPLE....Do I smell pizza?!?!?!?"
JAckie July 10, 2012 at 02:00 pm
"MAy I have the rusty license plate for dessert, please? "
Jim Cornall July 10, 2012 at 02:13 pm
Sharky couldn't decide between the deep sea crust pizza or the extra fin crust. Eventually he decided upon the mako-your-own pizza.
Gail Keene July 10, 2012 at 02:14 pm
A few more slices of this pizza and I'll move up from being a plain ol' white shark to a GREAT white shark!
Lisa Messineo July 10, 2012 at 03:23 pm
Let the feeding frenzy begin!
Theresa July 10, 2012 at 06:29 pm
I was really craving a Sicilian, but this'll do.
Buddy July 10, 2012 at 08:05 pm
"I tell ya, this is the best bait for catching humans"
Emmet July 10, 2012 at 09:42 pm
Cast member at Discovery's Shark Week takes a well-earned break from filming......
Marisol Berrios July 11, 2012 at 03:13 am
So much for my diet, I'll have another. Do you have meat lovers pizza?
Lynn Fratarcangeli July 11, 2012 at 04:33 pm
"What you lookin at? I am allergic to fish!"
Common Sense July 13, 2012 at 02:47 pm
Meat lovers please. Skip the bread, cheese and sauce.
Daniel Anderson August 20, 2012 at 03:36 am
It wouldn't hurt to enjoy a little italian specialty once a while!
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