It was beginning to look a lot like feeding time, as a diver dressed in a Santa suit hopped into an aquarium at a Bangkok mall to spread fish scraps and good cheer just in time for Christmas.
Workers at Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World dressed up in Christmas attire as they went about their regular feeding routine in the vast aquarium this week, kicking off the holiday season.
The diving tandem — one costumed as Santa Claus and the other sporting reindeer antlers — gave joy to the sharks, stingrays, and schools of colorful fish by flinging out food leftovers.
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Visitors on the other side of the glass snapped photographs with Santa, who waved cheerfully when not handing out chunks to passing sharks. Stingrays drifted ethereally around the vast tank, their flat mouths trying to grab talented fish.
As yellow-and-black damselfish whirled around Santa, who appeared poised in mid-air like an angel, children gasped in astonishment.
“I am very impressed (with the show),” said Emachana Piyasakulkaew, who visited the aquarium with her young son.
“He is so excited and if he likes something, he will watch until the end. And today he watched it from start to finish.”
The Christmas-themed feeds will be held daily from December 14 to 26 at the aquarium, which is located in Bangkok’s famed Siam Paragon mall.