Whale shark at Osaka aquarium sent for examination

Whale shark at Osaka aquarium sent for examination

OSAKA, Japan - Divers put whale shark Dai into a container at the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka on Jan. 7, 2011. The aquarium sent the male shark, which has been showing a weak appetite, to its research facility in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, for examination.

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