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Ticket sales return to help zoos, aquariums pay bills

by Amanda Peacher
Jul 6, 2021
When zoos and aquariums closed their doors because of COVID, they still had to cover the cost of feeding and caring for animals.
Facilities that feature animals had to keep functioning during the pandemic, even though ticket sales stopped.
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Importing a beluga whale? There's a form for that

by Marketplace Contributor
Sep 7, 2016
Bringing in beluga whales to the US to boost the small number in captivity isn't easy.
Visitors gather at the Georgia Aquarium's beluga tank. Some pull out phones for pictures, others reach out to the glass as if they can touch the whales as they slip by. 
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