Day in the life of a Newport Aquarium vet: Annual exams for stingrays, sharks

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Day in the life of a Newport Aquarium vet: Annual exams for stingrays, sharks

Open your mouth and say, “Ah.”Just like humans, animals at Newport Aquarium must undergo annual exams. LINK nky spent the morning of the exams with stingrays “Stevie” and “Tampa Ray,” and coral catsharks “Red” and “Orange” watching them get their measurements, blood work and X-rays.Stevie is up first.Newport Aquarium Veterinary Technician Jolene Hanna measures the anesthesia, which is poured into the water to calm the animals. While Hanna and Ne…