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Article: Great white shark by the numbers.
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- The Monterey County Herald (Monterey, CA)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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Byline: Karen Ravn
Apr. 1--Her fans came from all over the world.
They stood in long lines and paid big bucks to see her.
But the great white shark was starting to act a little too much like a great white shark. And that wasn't in the script.
So early Thursday morning, with no advance publicity, and only a tiny audience there to watch, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's blockbuster star swam off into the sunrise.
"I didn't expect the emotional response that I had," said Jon Hoech, curator at the aquarium.
Some aquarium visitors had emotional responses, too, when they discovered that the great white had left the building.