The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium has five sand tiger sharks. The largest is named Large Marge, who weighs in at over 300 pounds. Sand tiger sharks are mostly found up and down the east coast.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The sand tiger sharks at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium have a long journey ahead of them, and they'll be traveling by land.

Training sharks to come when "called" at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Ariella Wiener, aquarist, explains how shark keepers at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium target train sharks to come ...

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In preparation for vacation season, Pittsburgh's Action News 4's Sheldon Ingram who is also a Master SCUBA Diver, went into the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium's shark tank to review the world of ...

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Pittsburgh Zoo is investigating how ozone-treated water was released into its main aquarium and killed all 10 of its black-tip reef sharks. The mishap occurred ...

Last July, the Pittsburgh Zoo sent five sand tiger sharks to a Florida marine park to mate. When they left, a northern elephant seal named Coolio was… ...

The Zoo will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23 for Thanksgiving. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 11pm. ... Pittsburgh Zoo offering free admission later this month.

The Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium is open daily, although hours vary depending on the season. Admission starts at $15 per adult, $14 for seniors ages 60 and older, and $14 for children ages 2 to ...

PITTSBURGH — A local couple got engaged in front of the shark tank at Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Nanciann Lisbon was completely surprised when her now-fiance Matthew Rocco got on one knee in ...