Shipping for 11' & 14' Whale Sharks?

[JardiniBoy]

The Georgia Aquarium's two male whale sharks got some female companionship on Saturday, when they were joined by two females transported to Atlanta from Taipei, Taiwan.

Researchers are hoping the sharks will mate.

The females -- 11 feet and 14 feet long -- were flown more than 8,000 miles by UPS, which reconfigured a company B-747 freighter with advanced marine life support systems to carry them.

http://edition.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/06/04/aquarium.sharks/index.html

I wonder what the shipping charges were?

Edit: Sorry about the typo in the thread title ... it seems they can't be edited out from there.

 

[DeLgAdO]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[edotero]

That a whale of fun....

 

[Euge]

thats crazy. i've seen something on animal planet where they try catch a tiger shark in a big plastic bag

 

[fishyz]

I'm sure those males are happy. I was going to go to that place but now I can't because something came up.

 

[fishyz]

thats crazy. i've seen something on animal planet where they try catch a tiger shark in a big plastic bag

I saw that thing. It was so they wouldn't damage the sharks skin.

 

[mrbipolar]

I'm sure those males are happy. I was going to go to that place but now I can't because something came up.

I have been to the lovely georgia aquarium and let me tell you it is awesome... I have no pics though... wife forgot the camera

 

[fishyz]

I have been to the lovely georgia aquarium and let me tell you it is awesome... I have no pics though... wife forgot the camera

Please don't rub it in (if you had pics that would make it worse) because I really wanted to go.

 

[JardiniBoy]

I haven't been to the States yet, but when I go (which should be soon as my bro lives there now) that aquarium is one of the first places I'll go.

 

[JD7.62]

All I got to say is I hope those sharks are packin a piece 'cause Atlanta is gehtoooooo! lol I sure would love to visit the aquarium though.