Experts at the Georgia Aquarium say they know what killed a whale shark in January. Results of a necropsy on Ralph the Whale Shark show he had a stomach problem called peritonitis. Peritonitis is an inflammation of an important membrane in the abdomen. The Georgia Aquarium says its three other whale sharks do not have the same problem.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Dead whale shark had stomach ailment
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Labels: Georgia Aquarium, Ralph, Whale Shark