Georgia aquarium whale shark tank. Whale shark has a broad flat head relatively small eyes five large gill slits two dorsal fins two long pectoral fins two pelvic fins one anal fin and a large sweeping tail. January 2006 georgia aquariums learning loop opened to school groups for a unique educational experience. Georgia aquarium is home to hundreds of species and thousands of animals.
Save money get your tickets online now. Georgia aquariums first two whale sharks made a historic flight from taiwan to atlanta georgia. If you measure the facility by square footage georgia aquarium is more than 600000 square feet.
Ocean voyager gallery built by the home depot contains 63 million gallons of salt water and is home to four whale sharks four manta rays schools of pred. Our ocean voyager gallery built by the home depot is home to whale sharks manta rays and thousands of other fascinating fish. The aquarium was designed around a 63 million us gallon 24000 m3 whale shark exhibit making it the only institution outside of asia that houses the giant species.
If you measure by the amount of water in all of the exhibits georgia aquarium contains approximately 10 million gallons of fresh and salt water. It has a vestigial spiracle behind the eye which is an evolutionary remnant of its common ancestry with bottom dwelling benthic carpet sharks. Explore a world under the sea with whale sharks beluga whales and other marine life.
For information about the animals found at georgia aquarium please visit our animal guide. Youll get to swim with a snorkel in the ocean voyager exhibit built by the home depot with thousands of amazing animals for the experience of a lifetime. The whale sharks importation from taiwan by air truck and boat had never been attempted previously.
Since 2004 the aquariums field research focused on the many whale sharks that visit the yucatan peninsula in. Georgia aquarium visit today.