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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

Ever since that Ontario park, Marineland, shuttered in 2024, there has been a scramble to find homes for 30 beluga whales who were once kept there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

It also serves as a winter foraging site for Cook Inlet beluga whales, whose numbers have dropped to around 300.

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

The fresh and dried fish; the fat, oil, or meat from beaver, beluga, caribou, moose, oogruk, polar bear, and walrus; cranberries, salmonberries and wild rhubarb all had so far escaped contamination.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

In early October, Shedd said it knew some of the Marineland belugas "could have substantial, longstanding medical needs".

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

Project opponents, including a tribal council and environmental groups, sued last year over the venture’s Clean Water Act permit, citing the potential effect on belugas, among other environmental concerns.

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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