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Visitors explore a tunnel exhibit at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors take a look at a variety of stingrays at Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore a tunnel exhibit at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

The Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore a tunnel exhibit at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore the Shark Reef Aquarium at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

Visitors explore a tunnel exhibit at the Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay hotel-casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto

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May 30, 2017 - 9:45 pm

Updated May 30, 2017 - 9:47 pm

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