Great White Sharks fail in aquarium captivity
Take a look at this brief but interesting look at the history of Great White Sharks in captivity.
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Source: Why there aren’t any great white sharks in captivity – Vox
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They are open water fish and cannot be confined. Tagged sharks have been known to swim hundreds of kilometres within a matter of days. This exercise and freedom is essential to their contentment They get depressed in captivity. Great White Sharks that are kept within tanks have been known to head butt their `noses into the glass walls and lose their appetites. It has also been noted that they get increasingly aggressive in their depressed state