Absolutely worth the visit if you’re in the Atlanta area. It’s super expensive though. We got lucky and scored free tickets from a friend.

Some more pics. I have video too but no good way to post it.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
    3·
    4 days ago

    I appreciate all that, and I very much enjoyed that aquarium myself, but I just can’t approve of keeping large, pelagic animals in captivity unless it’s to try to rehabilitate them. These are animals that travel thousands of miles when they’re out in a natural environment.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      31·
      4 days ago

      I totally get that. But I also think there is value in having people see those animals for themselves to understand why our natural world needs to be preserved. And, unfortunately, these whale sharks might be more likely to survive than the ones in the ocean the way climate change is going.