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beluga

[buh-loo-guh] / bəˈlu gə /




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Europe's largest aquarium, Oceanogràfic València in Spain, recorded the death of one beluga, Jelly Bean, and one dolphin, Echo.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Three rescued beluga whales have arrived at SeaWorld San Diego after traveling more than 2,500 miles from Canada following the closure of a marine park in Niagara Falls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The park, a one-hour bush-plane flight from Anchorage, is known for its abundance of brown bears, horned puffins and critically endangered beluga whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Six beluga whales have arrived at aquariums in the United States after being moved from a closed Canadian marine park that could no longer care for the mammals.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“So over here is the cold-water experience, with your penguins and beluga whales and whatnot. And over there...well, those are some fish, obviously.”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

They said the remaining rescued belugas show positive signs, including eating well.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

One offshore facility for belugas is being created in Iceland, but in July organisers determined that more work was needed, and delayed the introduction of two whales until next summer.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The three belugas were transported to California on Saturday in a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 cargo plane.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

It is also performing baseline wildlife surveys, including acoustic monitoring of the belugas to better understand where they swim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Behind me, the back seat is full of shout-singing about baby belugas in the deep blue sea.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden


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