Georgia Aquarium whale euthanized
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Gasper, the beloved beluga whale who became a star of the Georgia Aquarium, was euthanized Tuesday morning after months of declining health. The ghost-white whale, who had fought a deadly bone disease for months, had stopped eating on his own several weeks ago and aquarium officials said at the time his chances of survival were slim.
Read more from The Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Of course two questions arise:
1) How exactly do they euthanize a whale?
2) What are done with the remains?
Just some curious questions...
As to the second question, I would expect that an autopsy will be performed or that the remains will be studied so that cetacean biologists might gain some insight into the bone cancer that killed him.
2) What are done with the remains?
I'd wait a few weeks before ordering any seafood while at the aquarium...just in case. ;)
Well now that we no what not to eat while visiting lets say the remains can be used for a number of different things. Maybe a breakdown of the whales internal organs might help to explain other reasons for its sickend falter. Disection of the beast is my quess.
Same aquarium, this time it's a whale shark....something amiss, or just coincidence?
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