Jonathan Petersson
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Orlando not San Diego
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Not sure why they transferred the hammerhead sharks, aren't they planning on breeding them? Or is that part of that?
King of Komodo Dragons
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The aquarium received two Florida Manatees temporarily from Zoo Tampa, they will not be on display and be kept bts
Introducing two new [temporary] rescues... - Georgia Aquarium
Introducing two new [temporary] rescues... - Georgia Aquarium
To be clear, the two manatees that arrived from ZT are off site and will be released when they fatten up. It's amusing how many people on the Georgia Aquarium facebook are guessing that these are Romeo and Juliet from Miami Seaquarium.
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I do not believe there were any plans to breed them, as I'm pretty sure they're all males.
King of Komodo Dragons
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I was told that some of the aquariums females were getting beat up a bit by males wanting to mate, so that could be a reason they offloaded the extra males to SeaWorld Orlando to lessen the breeding aggression, as female Great Hammerheads take longer to reach sexual maturity. I think the aquarium wants to breed them eventually at least, dunno about sea world's future plans
King of Komodo Dragons
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new exhibits announced, a touch pool for sharks and rays, a new dolphin show, and a new african exhibit featuring Tiger Fish! all are planned to open this year!
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Looking forward to these changes!
Much nicer touch pool. The design before felt like they thought "we need a touch pool, here is some space".
King of Komodo Dragons
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yesterday, 1.0 Beluga Whale Nunavik arrived back from Sea World Orlando, he is being introduced to the females
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I was at both collections in January, in Georgia they said one of the males at Orlando was the dad of Whisper through AI, is this Nunavik? Also when I was in Orlando they only had two, what's going on there?
No, Whisper is 25 years old and Nunavik is 14 years old.
Shila, Whisper's daughter, was conceived naturally at SeaWorld Orlando, before Whisper move to GA and her father is Naluark (also dad of Nunavik).
I’ve got names mixed up there then. So I had a tour and they were explaining how the AI process worked and they had sperm sent from Orlando for insemination due to not having their own male at the time. I was telling them about going to Orlando straight after and they said that male was there.
Does this transfer therefore mean that the AI process didn’t take? Since now until May is breeding season, and Nunavik had a fast introduction to the pod.
King of Komodo Dragons
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Georgia Aquarium participated in a rescue of two Beluga Whales from Ukraine, the staff accompanied the whales to an aquarium in Spain where they are recovering from the trauma the war caused. It seems the whales are staying in Spain long term, I don't expect them to actually come to Georgia Aquarium.
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Yeah, they won't.
Other 2024 News:
On January 31st, the aquarium announced they released the Florida manatees back into the wild.
Manatee Release | In case you missed it...we released two rescued manatees, Vamo and Burrger in Tampa, Fl with the help of our friends at ZooTampa at Lowry Park and the... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On April 8th, the aquarium announced they rehabilitated and released 8 loggerhead sea turtles back into the wild.
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release Cold Stunned Sea Turtled with Georgia Aquarium. | Teamwork makes all the turtles’ dreams work! Watch us work together with New England Aquarium, Georgia Sea Turtle Center and Turtles Fly Too to rescue,... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On March 24th, the aquarium announced they transferred a (1.0) African penguin named Tonho to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Tennessee.
Day In The Life of a Penguin Trainer at Georgia Aquarium | Check out how Tonho is doing at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. We hear it's pretty good
| By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On March 25th, the aquarium announced they moved their (1.0) Mbu pufferfish named Tony back on display in the River Scout gallery.
Tony the puffer is back! | Tony the puffer is back! Come see him in our River Scout gallery. He was moved off exhibit for a little while due to construction. Stay tuned for more... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On April 18th, the aquarium announced that a (1.0) African penguin named Rigby hatched on January 23rd.
African penguin chick, Rigby | Meet our African penguin chick, Rigby | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On June 28th, the aquarium announced they reopened the River Scout gallery, which includes (by their estimates) one of the largest exhibits in the world for tiger fish.
Drone tour of River Scout at Georgia Aquarium | Have you seen the updated River Scout gallery yet? We've got a tip for you - check it out after 5 p.m. on weekdays with our limited-time $25 general... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On January 31st, the aquarium announced they released the Florida manatees back into the wild.
Manatee Release | In case you missed it...we released two rescued manatees, Vamo and Burrger in Tampa, Fl with the help of our friends at ZooTampa at Lowry Park and the... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On April 8th, the aquarium announced they rehabilitated and released 8 loggerhead sea turtles back into the wild.
Rescue, Rehabilitate and Release Cold Stunned Sea Turtled with Georgia Aquarium. | Teamwork makes all the turtles’ dreams work! Watch us work together with New England Aquarium, Georgia Sea Turtle Center and Turtles Fly Too to rescue,... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On March 24th, the aquarium announced they transferred a (1.0) African penguin named Tonho to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Tennessee.
Day In The Life of a Penguin Trainer at Georgia Aquarium | Check out how Tonho is doing at Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. We hear it's pretty good
| By Georgia AquariumFacebookOn March 25th, the aquarium announced they moved their (1.0) Mbu pufferfish named Tony back on display in the River Scout gallery.
Tony the puffer is back! | Tony the puffer is back! Come see him in our River Scout gallery. He was moved off exhibit for a little while due to construction. Stay tuned for more... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On April 18th, the aquarium announced that a (1.0) African penguin named Rigby hatched on January 23rd.
African penguin chick, Rigby | Meet our African penguin chick, Rigby | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
On June 28th, the aquarium announced they reopened the River Scout gallery, which includes (by their estimates) one of the largest exhibits in the world for tiger fish.
Drone tour of River Scout at Georgia Aquarium | Have you seen the updated River Scout gallery yet? We've got a tip for you - check it out after 5 p.m. on weekdays with our limited-time $25 general... | By Georgia AquariumFacebook
Aardwolf
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In some absolutely tragic news, the Aquarium announced the passing of their President and CEO, Brain Davis. Dr. Davis was an exceptional educator in the zoo and aquarium field before taking the position at Georgia Aquarium, as well as a past Chair of the AZA Board of Directors (and, on a personal note, just an all around wonderful guy). His passing is a tremendous loss.
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Explorer's Cove is set to open this weekend. Guests will be able to touch cownose rays and small sharks as well as sturgeon in a Georgia coastal themed exhibit.