Three Sharks Die in Aquarium Move

An investigation is under way into the deaths of three sharks which were moved to an aquarium in Norfolk. The black tipped reef sharks were three of five moved 70 miles from Great Yarmouth to their refurbished tank at the Hunstanton Sea Life Centre.

Manager Nigel Croasdale said he was “deeply concerned” at the loss. “Something has clearly gone wrong on this occasion and we are determined to identify this problem,” he said.

He said a full investigation would be carried out after the incident on Friday.

R.I.P. sharks!

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R.I.P. Ralph

Ralph, one of four rescued whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium, died Thursday. Ralph stopped swimming and the veterinary team administered immediate care to him but, alas, he died at 9:30 p.m. No cause of death was announced. This is the second death at the aquarium in a nine days. Remember Gasper?

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R.I.P. Gasper

Gasper, one of the Georgia Aquarium’s five prized beluga whales, was euthanized Monday morning. The 17-year-old whale had been ill before arriving at the aquarium in October 2005. Apparently, Gasper had a weakened immune system due to years of chronic illness. His health had deteriorated further over the past few weeks. The aquarium’s veterinarian team decided to humanely euthanize the animal. R.I.P. Gasper!

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R.I.P. Jumbo

Jumbo, the beloved dolphin said to have the world’s longest breeding record has died after spending 36 years at an aquarium in Japan. Jumbo arrived at the aquarium in 1970 and marked her 36th anniversary there on Dec. 15. The dolphin had been in bad shape since early December. Jumbo was believed to be 40 years old. In September 1996, she broke a previous breeding record of 25 years and nine months set by another dolphin at Sea Life Park in Hawaii.

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Class Act

Bill Maher as Steve Irwin for Halloween… Something tells me he didn’t win for best costume. Apparently, friends of the late Crocodile Hunter have condemned the sale of the Irwin costume in the United States. The costume features a bloody stingray barb attached to a khaki shirt.

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R. I. P. Tommy Johnson

Tommy Johnson, the tuba player brought the tension to the Jaws soundtrack with that dum-dum, dum-dum sound, has died. He passed away Oct. 16 at the age of 71.

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Steve Irwin’s Last Moments

MediaTakeOut.com has obtained photographs of what are said to be the last living moments of Steve Irwin. Rest in peace Steve…

Thanks Michael K

Irwin Goes Gangsta

The death of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin is already being used as material in rap music.

Rapper Ras Kass’s newest track, Gayme Over, is the latest development in a feud between Kass and fellow rapper The Game. It includes numerous personal attacks on The Game, including this one inspired by Irwin:

“You’re the waste of L.A.
get blast up in LA
face down, ass up in LA
you the Crocodile Hunter, I am the stingray”

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R. I. P. Swish

For nearly two decades, Swish the fish patrolled his front-window aquarium at a Chinatown restaurant, munching carrot sticks, greeting regular customers, getting a friendly head rub from the guys who kept his tank clean. Until the day his tank at Kau Kau BBQ & Seafood Restaurant sprang a leak and employees arrived one morning in August to find the restaurant flooded and Swish, in his nearly depleted tank, alive but on his side. The staff at Clayton Aquariums, which maintains fish tanks, had known Swish for most of his life. They nursed him for 11 days, but he died Aug. 15.

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Steve Irwin Memorial – The DVD

The memorial service held for crocodile hunter Steve Irwin will be released as a limited-edition DVD on Nov. 14. Proceeds from He Changed Our World will benefit Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors fund and help run his Australian wildlife hospital. Bonus features include interview footage of Irwin and his family. Sorry, no attack footage.

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