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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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06-13-2007, 05:29 PM
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Looks like they recently got two new whale sharks. I hope they have better luck. They look like amazing animals.
When was the aquarium opened? I lived in GA for five years, but left back in 2001....and I don't remember hearing anything about it when I was there!
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06-13-2007, 07:30 PM
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It's very new. I think the grand opening was last year. It's the newest and the biggest public aquarium in the U.S. It's being run by one of the former directors of the Waikiki Aquarium. Methinks it has to be *really* good if you're gonna be able to entice someone like that off the Islands..
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06-13-2007, 07:58 PM
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i believe in the beginning they had two whale sharks. ralph and norton. ralph died a few months back, norton very recently. thy still have four sharks left that were added between ralph and norton's deaths (RIP you big fishees).
check this out. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...1#post10135601 it includes a letter written by Jeff Swanagan, President and Executive Director of GA (the guy you were talkin about tony?). edit: apparently the remaining four sharks are doing just fine. Last edited by justinl; 06-13-2007 at 08:00 PM.
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