Beluga Whale Travels on Fed Ex Plane to Connecticut

Naluark will stay at Mystic Aquarium to hopefully breed with two female belugas

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Naluark, a male beluga whale
Photo:Courtesy of Shedd Aquarium by Keith Pamper
Naluark
Photo:Courtesy of Shedd Aquarium by Brenna Hernandez
Naluark
Photo:Courtesy of Shedd Aquarium by Brenna Hernandez
Beluga Whale Travels on Fed Ex Plane to Connecticut
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Beluga Whale Travels on Fed Ex Plane to Connecticut

Partnerships are common at zoos and aquariums for breeding programs but what does it take to transfer animals across the country safely?  Especially if the animal you're talking about is a 2100 pound beluga whale?

Kristine Magao, Supervisor of Belugas, at Mystic Aquarium spoke with WNPR's Lucy Nalpathanchil about the recent journey of Naluark, a male beluga whale who came to Mystic from Chicago's John G Shedd Aquarium.


  

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