GEORGIA AQUARIUM : RELAXING AQUARIUM MUSIC VIDEO

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GEORGIA AQUARIUM : RELAXING AQUARIUM MUSIC VIDEO

EQUIPMENT I USE

The Georgia Aquarium contains more than a hundred thousand animals and represents several thousand species of fish and other sea creatures.

The aquarium is the only institution outside of Asia that houses whale sharks,[9] which are kept in a 6.3-million-U.S.-gallon (24,000 m3) exhibit—the aquarium as a whole was designed around the whale shark exhibit.[9] Their importation from Taiwan (by air, truck and boat) had never been attempted previously. They were taken from Taiwan's annual fishing kill quota, under which they would have been eaten had they not been purchased by the aquarium. The aquarium's most famous specimens were four young whale sharks from Taiwan named Ralph, Norton, Alice, and Trixie, after the primary characters from The Honeymooners. Ralph and Norton died in 2007[14] but that same year the aquarium received two more whale sharks ("Taroko", commemorating Taroko Gorge National Park, and "Yushan" after Taiwan's Jade Mountain) just before a ban on capture of that species took effect.[14][15]

The aquarium has also been home to as many as five 11-foot (3 m) beluga whales at once. Males Nico and Gasper, acquired from an amusement park in Mexico, were joined by three females on breeding loan from the New York Aquarium: Marina, Natasha and Natasha's daughter, Maris. After Gasper[16] and Marina died in 2007, the belugas were transferred to SeaWorld San Antonio, where Nico died in 2009.[17] In 2010, Maris and a new male, Beethoven, were returned to the Georgia Aquarium while Natasha remains with a potential mate in San Antonio.[18] Two young belugas, Grayson (male) and Qinu (female), also from San Antonio, were added in November 2010.[19] Before transferring to the Shedd Aquarium in 2014, Beethoven fathered calves with Maris in 2012 and 2015, neither of which survived. Maris died of a heart defect in 2015. In 2016, Grayson was sent to Shedd Aquarium while SeaWorld Orlando's Aurek and Maple and Shedd Aquarium's Nunavik arrived on loan at Georgia Aquarium. In June 2017, Georgia Aquarium announced that Qinu is pregnant with her first calf, sired by Aurek, and is due in the fall of 2017. In September 2017, Aurek was transferred to Shedd Aquarium on a breeding loan. On November 8th, 2017, the aquarium announced that Qinu's calf had died from complications during birth. [20]

Nandi the manta ray
A manta ray, Nandi, that had been accidentally caught in nets protecting the South African coast from sharks, joined the Ocean Voyager exhibit in 2008 as the first manta ray on display in the country;[21] the Aquarium is one of only four sites in the world displaying one.[22] A second manta ray, Tallulah, was added in September 2009,[7] joined in 2010 by female named Billi,[23] and in 2012 by a male. The animals range in size from 10–13 ft wingspans. In January 2018, the aquarium received four new species of seabirds, including puffins and guillemots.

Exhibits[edit]
The aquarium's animals are displayed in seven galleries and exhibits: Tropical Diver, Ocean Voyager, Cold Water Quest, River Scout, Dolphin Celebration, Pier 225, and Aquanaut Adventure: A Discovery Zone. Each corresponds to a specific environment.

The first exhibit, Southern Company River Scout, reflects regional environments. It features an overhead river where visitors can see North American fish from the bottom up. In addition to local specimens, this exhibit displays piranha, electric eel and other unusual freshwater life.

Next to River Scout is the AT&T Dolphin Celebration gallery. This is one of the aquarium's newer additions (opened in April 2011) and houses the indoor dolphin stadium. The aquarium houses thirteen bottlenose dolphins, though this number fluctuates from time to time. The show lasts about 20 to 30 minutes and includes an informative/educational videos about the dolphins 30 minutes before the show. Admission to the AT&T Dolphin Celebration show is included in general admission.

Current Dolphins presently living there: Niele (M), Kenobi (M), Polka (M), Sydney (M), Pacino (M), Phebe (F), Pukanala (F), Kei (M), Makana (M), Briland (M), Salvador (M), Luna (F), Bermudiana (F).[24] Guests also can see the dolphins during non-show times.

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