(July 24, 2011 at 6:00 am)The Magic Pudding Wrote: I was surprised to here they are kept in aquariums, I don't know how happy they are there.
While I cannot speculate as to the sapience and therefore "happiness" of a whale shark, what I can note is that sharks are notoriously difficult to keep alive in aquariums, especially predatory sharks.
It is well worth nothing that even if the whale shark is not "happy", it certainly is surviving, which is much more than can be said of it's carnivorous brethren (to note, the Monterey Bay Aquarium kept a great white for a short duration, which is considered a record among aquaculture).
REF: http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr..._ours.aspx
