The calf received several herrings from Jacobsma, who noted the baby whale has yet to grow in his teeth. For the aquarium staff, every birth is significant and the first beluga born at Shedd in ...

In October 2019, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) indicated it had received a permit application from Mystic Aquarium to import five captive-born beluga whales from MarineLand in Canada, ...

Beluga Whales Move from Aquarium to Sanctuary, Returning to the Ocean After Years in Captivity News of Miami Seaqurium's pending release of Lolita is being celebrated across animal welfare ...

Asked to clarify whether or not the aquarium intends to use additional swimming space to house more beluga whales, Nightingale said that new facilities are “several years” away from completion.

Beluga feed on fish, crustaceans, and worms. The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name, which has been ...

Valeria Vergara didn’t believe in what she was asked to support, but could either testify in favour of captivity or step away from her job. When a beluga calf was about to be born at the ...

Mystic Aquarium has over 300 species of animals, including beluga whales, penguins, sharks and giant octopus, its website adds. Joe Tucci is a digital producer from Hearst Connecticut Media whose ...

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN)-- There's the cobra, the cat and the downward-facing dog. Now, the world's largest aquarium is introducing a new animal to complement those centuries-old yoga stances -- the ...

Maritime Aquarium, Mystic Aquarium, Adventure Aquarium and New England Aquarium were nominated for USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.