Jennie Janssen - From Taiwan to Atlanta: The Story of Georgia Aquarium's Whale Shark Acquisitions

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Jennie Janssen - From Taiwan to Atlanta: The Story of Georgia Aquarium's Whale Shark Acquisitions

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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

Jennie Janssen - From Taiwan to Atlanta: The Story of Georgia Aquarium's Whale Shark Acquisitions

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