Bubba was left in a bucket at the aquarium's doorstep in 1987 by an anonymous donor with a note asking for him to get a good home;[3] at the time, he was a female and about 25 cm (10 in) long. Bubba changed sex to male (being a protogynous hermaphrodite) in the mid-1990s[2] and eventually grew to 154 lb while living in the aquarium's "Wild Reef" shark exhibit. Aquarium staff started referring to him as Bubba because of his hulking appearance and manner.[3]
In 2001, Bubba developed an unusual growth on his forehead, which was eventually diagnosed to be malignant; the aquarium called in veterinarians to remove the growth surgically and treat Bubba with chemotherapy that year, and again in 2003, when it regrew.
Shedd officials stated that Bubba was popular with cancer survivors, especially children, and was a favorite of visitors. The oncology department of Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Illinois, recognized Bubba with a tile in the ward.[4]
Bubba died on August 22, 2006, presumably due to problems with his health that were related to his old age and medical history.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^"'Bubba,' Famed Cancer-surviving Grouper, R.I.P.; 'Overcame Some Incredible Odds'". Underwatertimes.com News Service. Underwatertimes.com. 2006-08-24. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
bubba, fish, this, article, about, first, fish, undergo, chemotherapy, term, other, uses, bubba, kaytranada, album, bubba, album, bubba, 1982, august, 2006, giant, grouper, queensland, grouper, that, resided, shedd, aquarium, chicago, illinois, bubba, believed. This article is about the first fish to undergo chemotherapy For the term and other uses see Bubba For the Kaytranada album see Bubba album Bubba c 1982 August 22 2006 was a giant grouper Queensland grouper that resided at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago Illinois Bubba is believed to be the first fish to undergo chemotherapy 1 He was often nicknamed The Super Grouper 2 BubbaSpeciesGiant grouperBornc 1982DiedAugust 22 2006 2006 08 22 aged 23 24 Known forFirst fish to undergo chemotherapyResidenceShedd AquariumHistory EditBubba was left in a bucket at the aquarium s doorstep in 1987 by an anonymous donor with a note asking for him to get a good home 3 at the time he was a female and about 25 cm 10 in long Bubba changed sex to male being a protogynous hermaphrodite in the mid 1990s 2 and eventually grew to 154 lb while living in the aquarium s Wild Reef shark exhibit Aquarium staff started referring to him as Bubba because of his hulking appearance and manner 3 In 2001 Bubba developed an unusual growth on his forehead which was eventually diagnosed to be malignant the aquarium called in veterinarians to remove the growth surgically and treat Bubba with chemotherapy that year and again in 2003 when it regrew Shedd officials stated that Bubba was popular with cancer survivors especially children and was a favorite of visitors The oncology department of Hope Children s Hospital in Oak Lawn Illinois recognized Bubba with a tile in the ward 4 Bubba died on August 22 2006 presumably due to problems with his health that were related to his old age and medical history 4 References Edit Bubba Famed Cancer surviving Grouper R I P Overcame Some Incredible Odds Underwatertimes com News Service Underwatertimes com 2006 08 24 Retrieved 11 February 2011 a b Bubba Chicago Aquarium s Super Grouper Dies After Inspirational Life Fox News com Associated Press 2006 08 24 Archived from the original on 2006 09 01 Retrieved 2006 08 29 a b Mullen William October 19 2003 Grouper Believed to Be First Fish to Undergo Chemotherapy The Washington Post Retrieved July 26 2021 a b Bubba Super Grouper John G Shedd Aquarium Archived from the original on 2006 09 30 Retrieved 2006 08 29 nbsp This Serranidae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bubba fish amp oldid 1170640891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
