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Giving New Meaning to “Flying Fish”

Six years later, we transported Ralph and Norton, a pair of whale sharks, 8,000 miles from Taipei, Taiwan, to Atlanta. The only airline to ever fly whale sharks across the Pacific, UPS reconfigured a B-747 freighter with advanced marine life support systems, custom tanks, and accommodations for the marine veterinarians on board to allow for the 54,000-pound load of whales and water.

Planning for Ralph and Norton’s trip took a year, but in 2006, UPS only needed six weeks to prepare for Alice and Trixie’s trip.  These female whale sharks flew the same route as Ralph and Norton, and now share a tank with them.

From the depths of the ocean to a bamboo forest, you never know where the next UPS Airlines shipment will come from.

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