LarryHinDC
Contributor
I just saw this in the Toronto Globe and Mail:
Australia's Melbourne Aquarium is the first in the world to apply the art of massage to sharks as a means of treating muscle injury, Adore magazine reports. Ali Edmunds, assistant curator, adapted her techniques from human and animal massage. Some tips:
Find the points where the muscle is very tight.
Know the personalities of your sharks. Some are lovable, others may be grumpy after mating.
Restrain the shark and keep the treatment to less than 12 minutes.
Rub from head to tail; shark skin has "teeth" that, massaged in the other direction, can rip the skin off your fingers.
Beware the end with teeth. And the end with a lashing tail.
You never know when this might come in handy!
Australia's Melbourne Aquarium is the first in the world to apply the art of massage to sharks as a means of treating muscle injury, Adore magazine reports. Ali Edmunds, assistant curator, adapted her techniques from human and animal massage. Some tips:
Find the points where the muscle is very tight.
Know the personalities of your sharks. Some are lovable, others may be grumpy after mating.
Restrain the shark and keep the treatment to less than 12 minutes.
Rub from head to tail; shark skin has "teeth" that, massaged in the other direction, can rip the skin off your fingers.
Beware the end with teeth. And the end with a lashing tail.
You never know when this might come in handy!
