ATLANTA — Bernie Marcus says he never much cared for fish -- not until he decided to build an aquarium. The 76-year-old billionaire, who made his fortune after co-founding Home Depot Inc., has ...

ATLANTA (AP) – The whale sharks are kings of the 6-million-gallon tank, their presence palpable even before they emerge from the murky darkness like massive star cruisers in a science fiction film.

The animals are known as the largest fish on earth, and will reside in the soon-to-be-opened Georgia Aquarium. Special Delivery -- Georgia Aquarium specialists secure a whale shark off the coast ...

Saturday marks 19 years since the Georgia Aquarium first opened in downtown Atlanta in 2005. Since then, more than 40 million people have paid a visit to the largest aquarium in the United States ...

The aquarium currently has three other whale sharks. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the world and the largest fish known to have ever lived on the planet. They can live to be up to 130 years ...

November 2005: The Georgia Aquarium opens in Atlanta to international media attention. With a 6.3 million gallon tank, it is the largest indoor aquarium in the world. It is the only fish tank ...

Whale sharks are the largest fish on the planet; the average whale shark is between 18 and 40 feet long, though the Georgia ...

Aquariums are great places where you can not only enjoy the underwater world but also learn a lot about marine life. Each of ...

It’s also home to the only whale sharks, which is the largest fish in the ocean, living in an aquarium outside of Asia.. The aquarium’s founder, Home Depot co-founder and philanthropist Bernie ...

ATLANTA (AP/WFLA) — The largest female whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has died. The aquarium says Trixie died Friday after her health rapidly declined. She had been at the ...

The largest female whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has died. Trixie, who had been at the aquarium since 2006, died Friday, the aquarium said in a statement on its Facebook page.