The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
WINTER CARE or SHARKS.

Warm Water Essential tn Their Existencc-
They Are Calm of Mien and ALWAYS Moving.
Sharks have been exhibited in their season
at the Aquarium every year since 1t was
opened. Some specimens OF considerable size
have been seen there and rs many as n dozen
eand sharks ranging from three to four and n
half feet in length have been shown at.once In
the great central pool. but none has ever been
carried through the winter there before. The
sharks do not stay In these waters through the
winter. but go further south In the fall. to re-
turn In the spring.
They cannot be kept alive through the win
ter here In water OF tho natural temperature
of the bay, though how long they will survive
in It depends on circumstances They begin
10 drop off in October aad November. but IL
few of the harder parliamentary last consid-
erably longer. and in n moderate winter. In
which the temperature Of the water declined
to its minimum gradually. u shark or two
might hang on until January or even until
February. One season n single shark lived
until Feb. 10. There are two sharks at the
AQUARIUM now that are lively and in good
condition. but these are in n tank supplied
first sharks so Kept,
In October last these two sharks one OF
which Is about three feet in length and the
other about three and u half feet. were taken
from among others In the central pool and
on the ground floor tier. salt water side. whore
they could get the benefit OF I'M aquarium
warm water supply. which Is utilized not only
for the comfort and saIe.ReepthG OF tne LODI oma
migratory fishes. that are femiliqT, here In
summer and go South In winter. Ihey we're
not very big, fol-, sharks, but seen behina glass
and close at hand they looked pig; ana % any
made an attractive exhibit. There were
placed with them a number Of pilot FISH, IA
-.l- to and fhAaA ara Atil IN the TANK,
While the tank Is Of generous proportions
for a tank. about ten feet In, length. II Is very
different, from the nooI Whence IN td des were ,ar
with a depth OF water Of six feet: and at first In
the confinement OF their comparatiyely re-
stricted new quarters the sharks would take
t 1ue have have been feeding well. Both have yisi-
biy increased In girth and have Increased IN
Rize otherwise. There seems 70 De no reason;
barring acc SIntsr % S ri Lnay Snou'' NOV 10
They are now apparently comfortable and
suficiently at home and accustomed TO their
surEoqndinsS not 10 Ds f q d q once see a:w sserf
But calm as they are In manner theY are al
most always moving slowly about saunteflng
from ono compartment q the other OF thelr
BIG double rank through, the wide connectlng
arch, Uaually they go clean to the end before
thew turn, throwing their tails there smoothly
and deliberately. but hard. over 10 port Titn
nIsepp sasdf1t the end Of the tanE to head up IN he
other direction and pass again tnroueh the
arch into the other tank; TO- turn there In me
same manner and swim back again, ,a,tm.s
.bead Of the sharks. sometimes behind them
sometlmes a pilot fish will win alongside Of
one Of the sharks: but thay are not always To-
and possibly thai makes confusing: AZ any
rata the uilOt fish sometimes turn short OF the
shark ard Aome'imes the SNARE '"'eS "0"'