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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
David Fischer

Ukrainian refugees open America’s first ever jellyfish museum in Florida

The private Jellyfish Museum is believed to be the first museum in the United States focused exclusively on the translucent invertebrates - (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Inside a darkened venue in South Florida, glowing saltwater tanks and wall projections cast light upon tentacled predators as they swirl and pulse in hypnotic rhythms.

Located in Pompano Beach, just north of Fort Lauderdale, the private Jellyfish Museum is believed to be the first museum in the United States focused exclusively on the translucent invertebrates, and among a rare few globally, according to founders and local officials.

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