Add It Up June 08 2005
Big fish
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.