Visited today. I find it interesting that the Georgia Aquarium has not had any dolphin births. They seem to have a fairly genetically diverse pod. Anyone know if they have any plans of instituting a breeding program? Clearly they have put a lot of resources into the beluga population in NA Aquariums, hoping for a successful birth any day now!
From the video, looks like they also have long-tailed ducks (wow), king eider (double wow) (both seen briefly swimming at the first video scene), and even Rhinoceros aucklet! (triple wow) (being handfeeded in one short scene and handled in another one).
The video was taken at the Alaska Sealife Center, which is in the native range of all of these species. Unfortunately I don’t think any of the three will be sent to Georgia Aquarium, but all three are present in captivity in the continental US, just in small numbers.
Ah, OK, thanks for info, I tought that the video footage was taken in Georgia aquarium due to the clothes of the staff - but now I realized that one girl wear a Alaska SeaLife pullover and other a Georgia Aquarium pullover - both of the same colour and style of logo! Now I realized that the rhinoceros auklet is first feeded by the Alaska SLC girl and after holded by the Georgia Aquarium girl Here in Europe, there are long-tailed ducks and king eiders, they're rare in zoos but still exist. But no rhinoceros auklet is found in EU zoos (and also, no horned puffins) :-( I hope Alaska could send some overseas in the future!
The beluga whale exhibit was closed recently because one of the whales, Qinu was expected to go into labor; it didn't end well:Updates on Qinu
A major expansion is planned for 2020, which will include "a new entrance and more exhibit space". Construction starts next year. No details yet on whether it will involve new animals. https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta...-aquarium-plans-major-expansion-for-2020.html
The Georgia Aquarium has announced its new expansion coming in 2020. Georgia, You’re Going to Need a Bigger Aquarium
Very interesting news! The Georgia Aquarium is already my favourite in North America ( I think Valencia just beats it out) and with this new addition, it’ll get even better.
The article lists sandbar, sand tiger, and hammerhead sharks. I find this disappointing, as the aquarium either keeps or has kept in the past all three of these. They have a chance to create an amazing exhibit highlighting many unique species of shark, but I fear they’re going to miss their opportunity with “look! We have a bunch of fish with big teeth.”
I am aware. I was simply expressing my hope that the aquarium will do well in showing some unique species of shark beyond those that are listed.
Here is a better video of the upcoming new gallery which is stated to feature a 1 million gallon shark tank As well as a FAQ of it Expansion 2020 FAQs | Experience | Georgia Aquarium
Just watched a video on youtube and the exhibit with the albino alligators is closed off with a new exhibit coming soon sign. Anybody hear anything about what may be going there?
Visiting for the first time on either Sunday afternoon or Monday morning. Any tips on visiting? or species I should look out for besides the obvious ones (beluga, whale shark, manta ray...)
Here is an article about a tufted puffin hatchling, their first: Georgia Aquarium Welcomes First 'Puffling'
Here is an article about the groundbreaking of the new entrance and shark exhibit: Shark habitat, work starts on Georgia Aquarium Expansion 2020 | Blooloop
