Sharks are becoming a popular feature in home aquariums, but there’s a clear distinction between freshwater and saltwater species. Freshwater sharks aren’t “true” sharks; they are small fish with ...

Newport Aquarium will continue to celebrate its 25th anniversary by kicking off Shark Summer with the addition of two new Zebra Sharks and a young Shark Ray named Shan to its Surrounded By Sharks ...

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GAZE FAR OUT INTO THE OCEAN, as far as the horizon can take you, and begin to think about what animals might be below the surface. Sure, your thoughts may alight first on something like the seahorse, ...

The Oklahoma Aquarium is shifting the narrative around sharks and showing just how FIN-tastic these predators are. The month-long effort to educate and raise awareness for sharks is known as ...

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, wildlife ecologist and co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, at the Georgia Aquarium Frequent visitors to the Georgia Aquarium might recognize some ...

After he was rescued from a seafood market and brought to the Georgia Aquarium in 2007, Taroko the whale shark delighted millions of people who flocked to the facility to see the world’s biggest fish ...

Taroko the whale shark was euthanized after his health declined at the Georgia Aquarium, officials announced. Screengrab from the Georgia Aquarium’s Facebook post After he was rescued from a seafood ...