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05-14-2002, 05:00 PM
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Beginner of the reef
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Orca Adopption
Hey everyone I adoppted an Orca whale!!!!
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Dipstick a.k.a. Drew
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05-14-2002, 05:25 PM
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Good boy
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Location: Marietta, GA, USA
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Congratulations Drew. You're going to need a bigger tank though. 
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05-14-2002, 05:48 PM
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Little Fishy
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Q: what do you feed it?
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05-14-2002, 06:52 PM
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Super Moderator
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Re: Orca Adopption
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Originally posted by Dipstick
Hey everyone I adoppted an Orca whale!!!!
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Hey Drew,
That's neat! Through which organization/program did you adopt your whale? Please tell us the details.
Dick 
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05-14-2002, 08:16 PM
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Beginner of the reef
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The sponsers are Healthy Planet and Earth Island Institute. It came with a Orca poster, adopption certifict, Orca stickers, and a booklet of facts about Orcas. It was fifteen dollars.
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05-14-2002, 08:22 PM
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Kewl Drew, Orcas are my favoite cetaceans. I was going to go to Washington one year and get a chance to swim with a pod of Orcas in the wild, but the trip was canceled due to a co-workers injury. Another friend of mine made the trip and brought back video. To this day I regret missing out on the experience 
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05-14-2002, 08:41 PM
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Doug,
What a missed opportunity! That would be fantastic.
I've never gotten to see Orcas in the wild but never miss the chance to see them at Sea World. Some say that these shouldn't be in such shows but public awareness and interest in these magnificent animals is heightened through the popularity of the shows.
"Free Willy" is one of our favorite movies but the real story of that whale's captivity was a sad story.
Dick
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05-15-2002, 08:51 AM
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Little Fishy
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My favorite cetacean, too. I have always thought they were one of the most majestic animals in the sea.
Drew,
Any details on how to get in touch with them so I can find out more about it? I would love to tell my wife we need a 100,000 gallon tank
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05-15-2002, 10:22 AM
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Beginner of the reef
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Quote:
Originally posted by SteveNichols
Drew,
Any details on how to get in touch with them so I can find out more about it? I would love to tell my wife we need a 100,000 gallon tank
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Steve,
the information on Orca adoption is:
Healthy Planet Products
1-800-424-4422
www.healthyplanet.com
Drew did this through the book fair at school...(he's in school now)
hth
bob (dad)
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05-15-2002, 10:26 AM
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Shark Chum
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About 18 months ago I was diving off from Spyglass in Pacific Grove. Just offshore from Pt Pinos, we sited a pod. They were hunting some migrating California grey whales. In 8 foot swells we were driving the boat like kids driving a car in a church parking lot. We chased the pod all over the place so we could view a kill. But we didn't get to see one. The whales all dove deep to avoid the orca trap. What an outstanding adventure though. The orcas were magnificant.
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05-16-2002, 09:48 AM
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Little Fishy
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Thanks dad I think I will visit them at lunch.
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