Just My Random Thoughts

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

I'll give it a shot.

Use the first letter of your first name to answer the following questions.
1. Famous Athlete: Kobe Bryant
2. 4 letter word: Kale
3. Street name: K Street, Washington, DC
4. Color: Kashmir Blue
5. Animal: Kangaroo
6. Vehicles: K car (made by Dodge in the 80's)
7. Tropical Locations: Kenya
8. College Majors: Kinesiology
9. Dairy Products: Khoa
10. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Key chains
11. Boy Name: Kenneth
12. Girl Name: Kendra
13. Movie Titles: "Kentucky" (Walter Brennan won Best Supporting Actor in 1938 for it)
14. Alcohol: Kahlua
15. Occupations: Kiln Operator
16. Flowers: Kniphofia (fancy name for Red Hot Poker)
17. Celebrities: Kevin Kline
18. Magazines: Kauai Magazine
19. U.S. Cities or State : Kingman, Kansas
20. Pro Sports Teams: (New York) Knicks
21. Something Found in a kitchen: Kitchen Knives
22. Reason for Being Late: Kidney Stone
23. Something You Throw Away: Kitty Litter
24. Things You Shout: KaBOOM!
25. Cartoon Character: Kaa

Friday, January 12, 2007

Whale Shark Dies at Georgia Aquarium

The Georgia Aquarium confirmed that one of the four whale sharks brought to the aquarium for attempts at a captive breeding program died on Thursday evening. It is the second death of a prominent animal at the world's largest aquarium this month.

According to Aquarium officials, Ralph, one of the four whale sharks rescued by the Georgia Aquarium in Taiwan, died at 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The Georgia Aquarium's executive director, Jeff Swanagan, said that staff members there noticed that Ralph was not swimming on Thursday afternoon.

"At 1:30, Ralph was observed not swimming," Swanagan said. "Our husbandry staff and veterinary staff gave him medical attention, and they did that for eight straight hours."

“The entire staff is saddened by what has happened today."

Recently, Ralph had suffered a loss of appetite and swimming patterns, officials said. The Georgia Aquarium has medical facilities geared toward helping aquatic life while keeping them within their environment, Swanagan said, and began treating Ralph in the water.

"Our facility is uniquely designed to enable us to give the kind of veterinary care for an animal that is trouble," he said. "We can actually keep the animal in the water and work with them at the surface, but in that process, Ralph did not respond to the treatment, and we did lose him."

The two male whale sharks, Ralph and Norton were brought to the Georgia Aquarium from Taiwan in 2005, where they would have been harvested as a food source. Two female whale sharks, Trixie and Alice, came to the Aquarium last June.

Earlier this month, Gaspar, a beluga whale who had been in poor condition since his rescue from an amusement park in Mexico City in October 2005, was euthanized earlier this month.

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Pet Turtle


my pet!