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: Baby beluga whale Nala dies at Vancouver Aquarium


fobulaus
06-24-2010, 02:40 PM
Some of you might remember this:

Beluga Birth Aurora 2009 Vancouver (http://www.revscene.net/forums/beluga-birth-aurora-t578590.html?t=578590&highlight=beluga)

Well, people have been throwing rocks and pennies in the water, clogging her larynx (voicebox) which caused inflammation and breathing difficulties for the beluga calf.

Nala eventually died on Monday, June 21, 2010

CTV Source (http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100622/beluga-death-vancouver-100622/20100622?hub=TopStoriesV2&s_name=)
Global TV Source (http://www.globaltvbc.com/Vancouver+Aquarium+baby+beluga+Nala+dies/3186580/story.html)

Liquid_o2
06-24-2010, 04:39 PM
Well, people have been throwing rocks and pennies in the water, clogging her larynx (voicebox) which caused inflammation and breathing difficulties for the beluga calf.



Not really telling the fully story there. They aren't say that human's played a role in this exclusively. Plus she had a pocket under her larynx which they don't yet know how it occurred.

"The stones may have been dropped in the pool by birds and it's not uncommon for the whales to play with them before they end up in their stomachs, Haulena said."

1exotic
06-24-2010, 04:47 PM
prbly some mechanical failure and oil spilled in the water

Amuse
06-24-2010, 06:28 PM
That is sad. I think I was there when they were naming her.

PiuYi
06-24-2010, 07:14 PM
prbly some mechanical failure and oil spilled in the water

say what

Vale46Rossi
06-24-2010, 07:28 PM
From what I have heard it is really sad that people are throwing shit in to their tanks.

Slifer
06-24-2010, 07:33 PM
Blame it on BP lol

m4k4v4li
06-24-2010, 07:58 PM
watch the cove!

El Bastardo
06-24-2010, 08:42 PM
If people -are- throwing pennies into the tank then what the fuck is the matter with them? Its not a fucking wishing well

sunny_j
06-24-2010, 08:49 PM
the bright side is the beluga wont have to suffer living its whole life in a cage

FI-Z33
06-24-2010, 09:26 PM
RIP, nala :angel:

twitchyzero
06-24-2010, 09:30 PM
belugas are overrated
what kind of fucking aquarium do we have if we don't even have orcas anymore

t8v6
06-24-2010, 09:59 PM
^better than no belugas at all =/