As it turned out, what she wished to do was swim about and snack on treats. 

“Charlotte is undertaking effectively and enjoys interacting with visitors and the divers,” the aquarium renowned in an April 27 submit, confirming that their pup observe was ongoing. “Her favored thing to consume this week was scallops alongside with silversides. We thank you for your tolerance and kindness all through Charlotte’s journey.”

And just when items begun to actually really feel a bit, completely, fishy, the organization’s owner Brenda Ramer confirmed to WLOS News 13 that the ray wasn’t expecting.

In a Might job interview, Ramer instructed the Asheville-dependent outlet that Charlotte in reality has a reproductive ailment, and veterinarians have identified the ray with diapause, noting, “We’re nevertheless making an attempt to recognize a large amount of these phrases ourselves.”

What they weren’t digging that deep into was social media speculation that they skilled constructed the entire matter up to make a splash. 

“I can not manage what people assume,” she continued, later like, “I can only tell you what we know for specified. I’ve by no means been a liar. This was not a scam. This was not everything made up, but men and women do that. Men and women have their have views.”