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So How Would One Transport the World's Largest Fish?

PetSugar — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:19:36 -0700

Holy moly, look how big that Whale Shark is! In case you've forgotten, it's the same creature held in the world's biggest fish tank and is the largest living species of cartilaginous fish.
So how do you transport two (!) of these gigantic specimens? By jumbo jet, of course. The ones seen here weigh about 1,000 pounds - not fully grown - and found a new home in an aquarium in Qingdo, China earlier this month.

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That's a Big Fishie Tank!

PetSugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:00:53 -0700

If you wanted to visit the world's largest fish tank, you'd have to go to Okinawa, Japan, home of the "Kuroshio Sea," otherwise known as the Churaumi Aquarium. Their fish tank is so humongous, it holds four whale sharks – the biggest fish alive!

Not only is the local sea life that's housed in the tank beautiful to look at, but the observation window at the Churaumi is a marvel on its own. The acrylic-resin window clocks in at 26 feet high by 73 feet wide, and almost two feet thick in order to hold the pressure of the water which is pumped in from 300 feet offshore. Don't the people in this picture look like fish food compared to these massive sea creatures!?

And I thought Aquatica was huge!

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Creature Features: Whale Shark

PetSugar — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:30:46 -0700

Not all sharks are created equal, what do you know about the world's biggest fish? I've uncovered fun facts – some shocked me – learn about this animal and see if you make the grade!

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Whale Sharks!

PetSugar — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:18:45 -0700

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Creature Features: Manatee

PetSugar — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:30:35 -0700

The big guys of the ocean – whales, sharks, and dolphins – get all the attention! One animal that's missing the boat in the PR department is the manatee. I don't hear many facts or stories about the so called "sea cow," and this one seems like such a friendly guy! Doesn't it look like he's smiling? Let's test our knowledge and see what we can dig up, or figure out, about the manatee!

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Out and About: Georgia's Georgia Aquarium

PetSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:00:13 -0800

With over eight million gallons of water housing more than 100,000 animals of 500 species, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta is one of the largest in the world. Residents include two massive Whale Sharks – check out that huge mouth up above! Capable of weighing up to 15 tons, these "gentle giants" are filter feeders meaning they live off of plankton and animals, scooped up in bucket-like fashion with their four-foot-wide mouths.

This aquarium celebrated its two year anniversary last month – and introduced four new Leopard Whiprays last week giving it the largest collection of this species in the US. Also seen up top, these rays collected offshore of Penghu (an island group on the west coast of Taiwan) have a distinctive, leopard-like pattern that extends down much of their tails as well. I could go on and on naming and describing the cool creatures found here, but I recommend checking them out for yourself!

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