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Andrew
09-16-2004, 12:16 PM
Great white shark puts jaws on display in aquarium tank (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/16/BAGCM8PN3E1.DTL) -- SFGate, 2004-09-16

A young great white shark took a historic chomp out of a salmon fillet at Monterey Bay Aquarium on Wednesday, becoming the first of the fearsome and fascinating predators to eat in captivity outside the ocean.

News of the shark snack came as aquarium researchers were briefing reporters about the arrival Tuesday evening of the 4-foot-4-inch, 62-pound female in the million-gallon Outer Bay exhibit. The veteran scientists reacted with the thrill of proud parents as a throng of staffers cheered.

"Wow!" said Randy Hamilton, the aquarium's vice president for animal husbandry. "It doesn't get any better than that.''

Note: The linked article includes two very good photos of the shark.

ralfrick
09-16-2004, 09:42 PM
They've tried keeping a couple in their history, but always ended up releasing them.

kadiehl
09-17-2004, 10:40 AM
I remember seeing JAWS as a kid. Terrified me! I was forever thinking Jaws would get me in a lake (I was too young to know about salt water/fresh water) and come up my grandma's pool drain, LOL! I have always had a vivid imagination.


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