Beluga Whale Calf Born in Chicago

July 22, 2006 · Posted in Animals, Beluga Whales, News · Comment 

There’s a new resident at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.

beluga whale calf

beluga whale calf

According to the article in the Chicago Sun-times, the not yet named Beluga calf was born on Monday, July 21st at 5:59 PM. Zoo employees are carefully monitoring the development of this calf as the mother of this calf had already lost one its newborns about seven years ago.
Click on the link below for the full article:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-beluga19.html
Beluga whales are also known as white whales or “sea canarys” on account of their underwater squeaks and squeals. The Belugas have an approximate population of 100,000 worldwide.