Title
Jennie Janssen - From Taiwan to Atlanta: The Story of Georgia Aquarium's Whale Shark Acquisitions
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Description
The whale shark is the world’s largest fish, reaching lengths of up to 66 feet. The species of shark at the Georgia Aquarium, Rhincodon typus, is a gentle filter-feeding species. Found world-wide in tropical and subtropical waters, the whale shark is gray to brown in color with light yellow or white markings and a white belly. Ms. Janssen tells how the whale shark was acquired and transported from Taiwan to Atlanta.
Publication Date
3-29-2007
Keywords
E.O. Grundset, Lecture, Jennie Janssen, Whale Shark
Disciplines
Biology
Recommended Citation
Southern Adventist University, "Jennie Janssen - From Taiwan to Atlanta: The Story of Georgia Aquarium's Whale Shark Acquisitions" (2007). E.O. Grundset Lecture Series. 108.
https://knowledge.e.southern.edu/grundset/108