Whale Sharks
The whale shark, Rhincodon typus, is a slow-moving filter feeding shark, the largest extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 12.65 metres (41.50 ft) and a weight of more than 21.5 tonnes
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Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium (PICS)
The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The main tank called the ‘Kuroshio Sea’ holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank.
On 16 June 2007 at 10:25 PM a manta ray was born at the aquarium after a gestation of 374 days.
The aquarium is one of very few that keep whale sharks in captivity, and is currently trying to breed them. (Wikipedia)
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Weird Creatures Of The Depths part 2 (Pictures)
While astronomers looking for aliens in the depths of space, they live on our planet, in the depths of the oceans.
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Plastic Planet (PICS)
Every year the whole islands of plastic bottles are being formed in the ocean.
Type in Google: “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” [Google] [Wikipedia]
These pictures were taken in China:
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