What is a vivarium?
A vivarium is a small place for raising live animals, usually for observation (such as research). Vivarium means ‘a place of life.’ A vivarium can be large, but it is mostly small.
The plural of vivarium is vivaria or vivariums.
An aquarium (to observe fish and aquatic animals) is a vivarium.

An aviary (to observe birds) is a vivarium.
A fish pond (to observe fish and aquatic animals) is a vivarium.
A formicarium (to observe ants) is a vivarium.
An herpetarium (to observe reptiles or amphibians) is a vivarium.
An insectarium (to observe insects) is a vivarium.
An oceanarium (to observe marine life) is a vivarium.
An ophidiarium (to observe snakes) is a vivarium.
A serpentarium (to observe snakes) is a vivarium.
A terrarium (to observe reptiles or amphibians or insects or arachnids) is a vivarium.
A vermicomposter (to observe worms) is a vivarium.
A worm farm (to observe worms) is a vivarium.






Photographer: Martina Nicolls
Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM