Beluga whale born at Shedd Aquarium this week dies

[AngryAmish]

<http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/12/beluga-whale-born-at-shedd-aquarium-this-week-dies.html>

"A male baby beluga whale born in a difficult birth Sunday at the Shedd Aquarium died Tuesday after never establishing a bond with his mother or learning to nurse from her.

"This is an extremely sad day for the Shedd Aquarium family," Ken Ramirez, senior vice president of animal collections, said in a written statment announcing the death.

"Over the past 48 hours we provided round-the-clock care to the calf, and this morning, we became more concerned since he continued to be disoriented in his swimming and still had not reached two critical milestones of bonding with mom and nursing.

"Based on our knowledge of a healthy calf, we knew something was wrong.""

We went to the Shedd with lil' AA on Monday. They had a part of the Oceanarium shut off since the birth. I feel bad. Poor little guy.

[marzipanni]

1. That is sad! Maybe we can help some other belugas in the wild.

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/beluga_whale.php

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