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Canada's First Whale Conceived And Born In Captivity Dies At Vancouver Aquarium

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Nov, 2016 12:31 PM
    VANCOUVER — The first beluga whale to be born in captivity in Canada has died at the Vancouver Aquarium.
     
    The facility says 21-year-old Qila's sudden death this morning has left her mother Aurora adjusting to the change.
     
    An aquarium spokeswoman says a necropsy was expected to be done today.
     
    Qila was Aurora's first offspring in 1995, before two other calves came along though both of them have died.
     
     
    Qila became a mother herself in June 2008, when she gave birth to a female calf named Tiqa, who died of pneumonia in 2011 at age three. 
     
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the average lifespan of a beluga is 15 years, with some animals reaching up to 50 years.

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