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06-13-2007, 03:37 PM
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A Sad day at the Georgia Aquarium
This morning Norton, one of the whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium passed away.
Whale Shark Dies at Georgia Aquarium 
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06-13-2007, 03:49 PM
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Aww that sucks. I'm hoping they do MACNA there next year so I can go see that aquarium, its supposed to be quite spectacular.
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06-13-2007, 04:03 PM
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Hmm that's the second or third whale shark in the last six-months-to-a-year timeframe. Very sad, .. I wonder if whale sharks are just a poor candidate for captivity. Or who knows .. maybe stuff just happens and they get sick, just like any other animal, and it's just luck of the draw.
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06-13-2007, 04:07 PM
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I was looking at planning a trip down there when I stumbled across the article.
They had a death in January from peritonesis I believe.
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06-13-2007, 04:09 PM
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I have this vague recollection that the whale shark who passed in January wasn't their first whale shark loss. But I could be wrong.
At any rate, I don't think this should stop you (or anyone for that matter) from visiting this top-notch facility. I'm hoping to make it down there soon too.
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06-13-2007, 04:38 PM
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I'm thinking of holding off until they hold MACNA there, like Christy mentioned.
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