Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

Pair of whale sharks debut in water tank at Osaka aquarium

A pair of whale sharks swim in a water tank at Kaiyukan, an aquarium in the city of Osaka, western Japan, on July 7, 2015, as they made their debut nearly one and a half years after two fish of the same species died at the aquarium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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