Atlanta Aquarium

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warren126

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the Atlanta Aquarium opens next month that should be nice they have two whale sharks up in there I outside of the aquarium looks like the Ark and the building is huge
 
The whale sharks the have are HUGE....I saw video of them being caught, in thailand I think....I'm buying season passes......only 60 bucks! Southeastern MFKers should plan a trip there in December....I know I'll be going once a week. I'm a dork.
 
whale sharks, huh?? huge as in wouldnt quite fit in a canoe?? as whale sharks near maturity are larger by a substantial amount then killer whales where exactly are they planning on housing these massive brutes...?? is there a slight misunderstanding on what exactly this facility will be displaying??
 
seighten said:
whale sharks, huh?? huge as in wouldnt quite fit in a canoe?? as whale sharks near maturity are larger by a substantial amount then killer whales where exactly are they planning on housing these massive brutes...?? is there a slight misunderstanding on what exactly this facility will be displaying??

thats what im thinking
 
I haven't seen any info on what is planned for the Atlanta aquarium, but they wouldn't be the first to keep whale sharks in captivity. There is an aquarium in Okinawa that maintains several whale sharks. I'll find the website and post it here.

[Edit]Here is the link to the aquarium. They even have a video of the tank with the whale sharks: Okinawa aquarium

[Edit 2]Here is a link to a news release from the Georgia Aquarium: Georgia Aquarium
 
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