Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium is Awesome! We liked it so much last year that we decided to buy annual passes for 2007. Sunday we made our first trip of the year. It was pretty packed. But we got to walk right in and didn't have to reserve a time.......one of the perks of being an annual member. Below are a few pics of our visit. In one of the caves at the aquarium. I didn't realize how old I was until I tried to climb through on my knees!

The Piranha tank wasn't as frightening as I thought it would be. They looked pretty harmless, but of course they didn't open their mouths so that we could see their teeth.

Here is a picture of the beluga whales. They are beautiful. Gasper, one of the four whales at the aquarium had to be euthanized a few weeks ago because he was suffering from a bone disease. I told Gracie this a couple nights ago and she was very sad. I told her "don't worry, we'll still get to see Ralph the Whale Shark". The next morning, the first thing I heard on the radio was "Ralph, the whale shark died suddenly last night". I was shocked. This was a tragic month for the aquarium, but they are looking at the positive side of Ralph's death......it will give marine biologists the chance to study the mysterious species more in depth. They are going to perform a necropsy (marine autoposy) to find out the cause of death. The other 3 whales seem to be doing fine.

Here is one of the Whale Sharks. They are huge. They can grow up to 66 feet long!

This is not a very good picture, but it is of the African Penguins. I could sit at that exhibit all day long and not get bored. They are so cute!

There were plenty of tanks where the kids could touch what was on display. Gracie was not so brave. She would roll up her sleeves and stick her fingertips in the water and that was it!Then she found a tube maze!!!!!
She was pretty aggravated with the picture taking.