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Second Vancouver Aquarium Beluga dies 9 days after her daughter
Cross posting from E&E.
Aurora, the last remaining beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium, passed away Friday night.
The aquarium confirmed the 30-year-old whale passed away after more than a week of illness, during which she showed symptoms of abdominal cramping, loss of appetite and lethargy.
Aurora's death comes nine days after her calf, Qila — the first beluga whale conceived and born in captivity at a Canadian aquarium — died at 21 years old.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aurora-beluga-vancouver-aquarium-dies-1.3869241
She went into decline as soon as her daughter died...probably a broken heart. I can only hope they don't try to "acquire" a replacement.
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They were both so beautiful.
