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8. A Stolen Shark
During the summer of 2018, two men and a woman stole a 40-centimeter-long (15.75 in) grey horn shark named Helen from an interactive touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium in Texas. They smuggled Helen out of the aquarium by wrapping her in a blanket and pushing her away in a baby stroller. Staff members noticed water dripping from the carriage and repeatedly requested to search it as they followed the thieves into the parking lot, but they were brushed off by the trio, who claimed that their baby was sick and needed medicine.
7. The Shark Tank Skinny Dipper
One man decided that it would be a fantastic idea to jump into a shark tank naked at a Canadian aquarium in October 2018. Hours after committing an assault outside Medieval Times in downtown Toronto, 37-year-old David Weaver proceeded to the nearby Ripley’s aquarium, where he disrobed and leapt into the Dangerous Lagoon exhibit, which contained 17 sharks.
6. Shark Tank Shatters
In February 2017 at the Acuario de Mazatlan in Mexico, a shark tank containing 13 different species shattered. The incident happened after an 80-centimeter-thick (31.5 in) section of acrylic glass detached and collapsed, causing a small leak. That small leak quickly turned into a bigger one, and as cracks appeared in the glass of the enclosure, millions of liters of saltwater spewed forth. As the aquarium flooded, emergency services rushed to the scene.
5. People Fall into Shark Tank
Nearly 20 years ago, ten visitors fell into a 400,000 gallon (1.5 million liter), 20-foot-deep (6 meter) shark tank at the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans, Louisiana. The group was on an after-hours tour in August 2002 when the footbridge they were on collapsed, causing all ten people to plunge into the shark-filled water below. There were four children among them, and for 15 terrifying minutes, the group thrashed around in the tank as they awaited rescue. If this were to ever happen to you, there is no need to panic and thrash around! Not the best idea...
4. Shark Jumps into Swimming Pool
At the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas in December 2008, a female reef shark bypassed the one-foot-high (30.5 cm), 18-inch-wide (45.72 cm) barrier around her exhibit and tumbled down a pool slide called the Leap of Faith, ultimately landing in the hotel swimming pool.
3. The Great Escape
In early 2016, an octopus named Inky escaped from New Zealand’s National Aquarium, proving that members of the animal kingdom are often smarter than us humans give them credit for. (Or as you already know, because you saw my octopus video from a couple of weeks ago! If you haven’t, be sure to check it out!!)
2. Great White in a Tank
What happened at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 2005 was an example of just one of many reasons why great white sharks cannot be kept in captivity. The aquarium officials decided to try to keep a great white shark in a tank. They put her into an exhibit with several other species, thinking that as long as the occupants remained well-fed, they wouldn’t attack each other, which is normally the case - but not with great whites.
1. Mysterious Illness
More than 100 high school students reported having a flu-like sickness in May 2018 after attending prom at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. In the days after the dance, 111 students from Victor J. Andrew High School were confirmed ill, citing symptoms consistent with Norovirus. Investigations into the cause of the mysterious widespread illness were launched by the high school, the food caterer, the Cook County Department of Public Health, and the aquarium.
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