January 12, 2007
Goodnight Ralph
2007 has been a rotten year for the Georgia Aquarium so far. First they lost Gasper, a male beluga whale, when he had to be euthanized because of a long illness with osteomyelitis. Yesterday they lost another of their stars, a young adult male Whale Shark named Ralph. No one knows yet what caused his rapid deterioration.
Here's Ralph happily swimming along in October, when I visited:
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And here's Gasper:
Sad, especially as the Georgia Aquarium is a lovely facility. Very clean and well organized, and the animals are clearly well taken care of. Another fun thing about the place, as you can see from these 2 photos, it is PERFECT for photography when other people don't get in the way and/ or leave the flash off. there are tanks overhead and underfoot and makes for some neat viewing of the marine (and river) animals on display. I was quite taken with the place, and I hope that these are two isolated incidents that don't repeat themselves in the other exhibitions.
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