March 28, 2024

Beluga Dies at Vancouver Aquarium

One of the oldest Beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium has died. "Kavna" had been at the Aquarium since 1975 and was estimated to be at least 46 years old and considered to be at the end of her life. In a release the Aquarium says over the past few weeks Kavna had been displaying inconsistent behaviour and specialists were brought in to … [Read more...]

Fluid in lungs killed Vancouver beluga

VANCOUVER - A whale calf that died last week at the Vancouver Aquarium perished when its heart failed, a fate veterinarians say likely could not have been predicted or prevented.Three-year-old Tiqa (tee-ka), the third young beluga to die at the popular attraction in recent years, died from a massive build-up of fluid around its heart and lungs.Vet … [Read more...]

Another beluga dies in the fishbowl

It must be tough being a baby beluga. Especially if you’re born in a fishbowl. First, you have to be adorable like the baby beluga in the Raffi song or like the plush toys they sell in the gift shop of the Vancouver Aquarium. Then you have to have a cool, First Nations-sounding name, like Tiqa. It helps if it has “Q” in it. Then you have to … [Read more...]