Add It Up June 08 2005

Length of Ralph, one of the Georgia Aquarium's two new whale sharks, in feet ?
215.5

Average length, in feet, of adult whale sharks in the wild ?
45

Capacity, in gallons, of the aquarium's largest tank ?
2 million

Capacity, in gallons, of the Indian Ocean ?
77 quintillion

Approximate lifespan, in years, of a whale shark in the wild ?
100

Highest number of years a whale shark has survived in captivity ?
11

Number of whale sharks Taiwan is allowing its fishing industry to kill this year ?
65

Approximate number of whale sharks killed by three Indian villages in 1999 ?
1,000

Percent by which the whale shark population has declined since 1986 ?
79

Number of whale sharks that have been bred in captivity ?
0

Sources: the Shark Research Institute, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, hypertextbook.com.