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Rare Sea Dragon Father
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This weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate on Father's Day
Beluga Whale at US Aquarium Dies
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A female beluga whale that had fallen ill at an Atlanta aquarium, died early Saturday morning, aquarium officials said.
The female whale, Marina, died about 2 a.m. Saturday, said Jeff Swanagan,...
Whale Sharks Gather Near Mexico
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Within the last few years, scientists discovered a gathering of whale sharks off the coast of Mexico unlike anything ever seen before.
The Georgia Aquarium has organized a research project to...
Researchers Find Largest Whale Sharks Gathering
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Researchers at the world's largest aquarium have found what is believed to be the world's largest gathering of the world's largest fish along the Mexican coast.
A study released Thursday by the...
Are Whale Sharks The New Panda?
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No visit to the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta is complete without a stroll through its most impressive feature, a transparent tunnel that transverses the world's largest fish tank. When...
Whale Sharks Tracked Through Honduras, Belize And Mexico
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In the aftermath of another Whale Shark death at Georgia Aquarium, here is a group of researchers that are using ground breaking technology to achieve real research results with out the aid of...
Taiwan To Ban Whale Shark Consumption Trade By 2008
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Taiwan will ban the harvest and sale of whale sharks beginning in 2008, a decision that could have repercussions at the Georgia Aquarium and other facilities where the world's largest fish are...
Georgia Aquarium To Get 2 New Whale Sharks
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Reports out of Taiwan say the world's largest aquarium will be adding two more whale sharks.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that officials on the east Asia island are ready to...
Georgia Wants Whale Sharks, But Taiwan Demands Answers
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Three months after the mysterious death of a prized whale shark, the Georgia Aquarium has applied to the Taiwanese government for two more.
Officials in Taiwan, however, raised concerns this...
Stomach Problems Led To Whale Shark's Death
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The January death of a whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium was likely caused by stomach problems that led to an inflammation of a key membrane in the abdomen, officials said Wednesday.
The...
Questions Remain In Whale Shark Death
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Officials at the Georgia Aquarium said Tuesday that it could take weeks to figure out why Ralph the whale shark suddenly died last week.
Scientists from the aquarium, the University of Georgia...
Whale Shark Necropsy Shows No "obvious" Cause Of Death
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A necropsy of one of the Georgia Aquarium's prized whale sharks did not reveal any obvious causes of death, but the investigation is continuing and could take months, aquarium officials said...
Georgia Aquarium Whale Shark Dies
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A prized whale shark at the world's largest aquarium died Thursday night, the second death of a popular animal at the center in 10 days.
Ralph, one of four whale sharks in the only such exhibit...
Immune System Failing For Beluga Whale At Georgia Aquarium
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Gasper, one of the beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium, is enduring more health problems in the form of a failing immune system.
Tim Binder, the aquarium's director of husbandry, said the...
Aquarium Hopes To Breed Whale Sharks
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Georgia Aquarium officials say they want to breed whale sharks - the biggest fish on earth - at the Atlanta fish tank, a never-attempted feat that would push the bounds of known aquatic science....
Focus On Eco-tourism
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Eco-tourism is a key development target for many developing countries for it can bring much-needed money into impoverished areas. It can also help people understand and appreciate the importance of...
Whale Shark Dilemma
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Shark Trust members will have read in the latest edition of Shark Focus about the Whale Sharks kept in captivity in Osaka, Japan, and about how the author had a dilemma between the personal...
Georgia Aquarium Unveils Its Mysteries
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The star of a show straight out "Finding Nemo," cruised through the sapphire blue water with incredible grace for an animal roughly the size of a sport-utility vehicle. At 13 feet, Norton...
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