Red List Status:
Least Concern
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Diet
They feed on crabs, sea urchins, crabs, snails, mussels, clams and fish.
Fun fact
They sometimes get “itchy” skin and can be seen swimming upside down rubbing their backs on rocks to scratch the itch.
Habitat
They live in the North Pacific and can be found sheltering among rocks.
They swim by making deep S-shapes with their bodies, like a snake moving across the ground. They are grey coloured, with large heads and dark spots over their backs. Males have thick jaws and a bulging forehead. Combined with their long, snaggly front teeth they look ferocious, but wolf-eels tend to be aggressive only to other wolf-eels.
Animal zone
Cool Seas
Experience life in the cool seas and see creatures from our coastal waters as well as deep-water dwellers
The Deep is open daily from 10am – 6pm Monday - Friday and 9am - 6pm weekends & school holidays (last entry 5pm)
Car parking is available at a cost of £3 for six hours. It can become full during school holidays – alternative car parks can be found here.
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SAT NAV (HU9 1TU) this will take you to Tower Street, Hull, the nearest main road to The Deep.
| Type of ticket | Online |
|---|---|
| Adult | £16.50 |
| Child (3 - 15) | £13.00 |
| Under 3s/Essential carers | FREE |
| Student*/Senior | £15.50 |
* Students must provide a valid NUS card or proof of age is required for school/sixth form students
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Public transport information
The Deep takes the safety and security of its staff and visitors seriously and continues to work with Counter Terrorism Police Officers to review security regimes on a regular basis.
The Deep reserves the right to carry out random bag searches at reception. To minimise delays, please avoid bringing large bags and rucksacks into the attraction.
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