I got the privilege of hanging out with Joe Yaiullo at Atlantis Marine World in Riverhead, NY this past week. I was lucky enough to get the behind the scenes tour and one of the days I was there, I got to see the shark feeding. The aquarium exhibits a massive 120,000 gallon "Lost City of Atlantis Shark Exhibit" that houses tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus), nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), and moray eels (Gymnothorax funebris).
The tiger sharks in the exhibit were collected locally and eat only 1 to 1-1/2 lbs. of food two to three times per week.
More of my experiences at the Aquarium to come...
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