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Whale sharks – illegally captured for sale to ocean theme parks in China – are released from sea pens, Ambon, Indonesia on May 29, 2016. Agents of the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs found two whale sharks, each about 14 feet long, being held in submerged pens. Even fully grown, the sharks are harmless, slow-moving fish, typically swimming with mouths agape to filter-feed on plankton. Divers entered the pens and guided the sharks, which had been held for three months, back to freedom. (Photo by Paul Hilton for WCS)
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