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| Trixie, the whale shark |
Trixie the whale shark dies at the Georgia Aquarium on Friday, CNN reports.
According to the Aquarium, Trixie was one of Georgia Aquarium's first whale sharks and its largest female whale shark.
The shark reportedly died after "having difficulty navigating (her) habitat earlier in the day. One of the Atlanta aquarium's first whale sharks", said the Aquarium, " Trixie had been a star in its 6,3 million gallon Ocean Voyager exhibit since 2006. She contributed enormously to our understanding of whale sharks and their care".
Whale sharks are the largest fish species in the world and are listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
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