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October 10, 2007

At the aquarium: My, what a toothy grin

Just try asking these patients to open their mouths and say ahhhh ...

But come next Thursday, Oct. 18, it's time for their semi-annual physicals: sharks, that is, at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration in Connecticut.

The aquarium today invited the media to attend with this line:

"How do you give a shark a physical? Very carefully!"

The aquarium's "shark residents" check-ups from the aquarium's veterinary staff are slated to happen from 6 to 10 a.m.

Staff measure the sharks' length, girth and weight while also taking blood samples.

"As you can imagine, sharks aren’t the easiest animals to examine," the aquarium says in a news release, "and you can forget about trying to get them to share their dental insurance information with you!"

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:43 AM | Permalink

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