Exotic Incident #1365
Incident Date:
06/13/2007
Location:
Atlanta, GA - USA
Facility Name:
Atlanta Aquarium
Facility Type:
Accredited AZA Facility (AZA)
Incident Category:
Animal Death by human (DH)
Species:
Marine
Animal:
White Shark
Animal disposition:
Dead
Summary:
Norton, a 23-foot juvenile whale shark, was euthanized after he slowly spiraled to the bottom of his tank. His death marked the second time a whale shark died at the Atlanta Aquarium. Ralph died five months earlier.
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