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Mashburn students adopt whale shark
Fundraiser benefits aquarium research
Mashburn whale shark
Al Dove, senior scientist at the Georgia Aquarium, talks to students at Mashburn Elementary. The children raised $75 to adopt a whale shark off the coast of Mexico. - photo by Jennifer Sami
While some classrooms have pet gerbils, hamsters or even snakes, Mashburn Elementary School fourth- and fifth-graders set their sights on something larger.