miaheatlvr
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http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14745698/detail.html
I think they should release them until they figure out what might be the problem..
I think they should release them until they figure out what might be the problem..
Yet ANOTHER whale dies at georgia aquarium!
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thereefer9
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Originally Posted by alix2.0
i wonder what they do with a dead whale shark? i doubt they bury it? or dump it in the ocean?
hmm
Probably do an autopsy or use it to benifit science. OR chum
i wonder what they do with a dead whale shark? i doubt they bury it? or dump it in the ocean?
hmm
Probably do an autopsy or use it to benifit science. OR chum
grumpygils
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Originally Posted by MIKE22cha
Ya they should release them because they are obviously not doing something right.
I don't know, the first one died of a bone disease that was previouslt existing. They will certainly pick this apart to figure out what did it.
Mc
Ya they should release them because they are obviously not doing something right.
I don't know, the first one died of a bone disease that was previouslt existing. They will certainly pick this apart to figure out what did it.
Mc
scsinet
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Originally Posted by Dogstar
The artical is refering to Arctic Beluga Whales, not Whale Sharks !! Two very different critters.
I doubt they will release them, would not recomend this anyway because they could have a disease that could cause many more in the wild to die.
Yeah I was wondering why nobody caught this...
The whale sharks... the thing about those is that they are not endangered, and they are being collected from a place that collects them for food in quantity, so I don't really see a problem wtih collecting them.
It's besides the point though, as this was a beluga whale as dogstar said. She's been having problems for a bit now... they've been talking about it on local news all week.
The artical is refering to Arctic Beluga Whales, not Whale Sharks !! Two very different critters.
I doubt they will release them, would not recomend this anyway because they could have a disease that could cause many more in the wild to die.
Yeah I was wondering why nobody caught this...
The whale sharks... the thing about those is that they are not endangered, and they are being collected from a place that collects them for food in quantity, so I don't really see a problem wtih collecting them.
It's besides the point though, as this was a beluga whale as dogstar said. She's been having problems for a bit now... they've been talking about it on local news all week.
ophiura
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And of course beluga whales have been kept in captivity, successfully, for a long long time.
There is a real trade off here, IMO. I think that the close up encounters that aquariums and zoos allow are worth the risk that some animals ***MAY*** die sooner than they would in the wild. In many of these cases, we may not know if they would have died sooner...or if the fact that they are given lots of care may have extended their lives. Regardless of what people believe, mother nature can be pretty harsh...an animal with a disease will likely not survive near as long in the wild. Even in real life they may not, due to competition. A weak whale in captivity will be medicated and fed - a weak whale in the wild will likely die from inability to eat enough.
Anyway, I think there is a benefit to people having up close experiences with these animals because they can be used to draw attention to the plight of those that may be endangered. There is no doubt, IMO, that the popularity of dolphins is largely due to flipper, and the familiarity in aquariums.
We must hope that they may be able to do the same for sharks, which have a much more negative view (and Jaws did not help them).
There is a real trade off here, IMO. I think that the close up encounters that aquariums and zoos allow are worth the risk that some animals ***MAY*** die sooner than they would in the wild. In many of these cases, we may not know if they would have died sooner...or if the fact that they are given lots of care may have extended their lives. Regardless of what people believe, mother nature can be pretty harsh...an animal with a disease will likely not survive near as long in the wild. Even in real life they may not, due to competition. A weak whale in captivity will be medicated and fed - a weak whale in the wild will likely die from inability to eat enough.
Anyway, I think there is a benefit to people having up close experiences with these animals because they can be used to draw attention to the plight of those that may be endangered. There is no doubt, IMO, that the popularity of dolphins is largely due to flipper, and the familiarity in aquariums.
We must hope that they may be able to do the same for sharks, which have a much more negative view (and Jaws did not help them).