GA DUERS - They Euthanised the whale @ the aquarium

xultar

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Tue Jan-02-07 12:34 PM
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GA DUERS - They Euthanised the whale @ the aquarium

Edited on Tue Jan-02-07 12:34 PM by xultar

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ATLANTA - Gasper, one of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales, was euthanized Tuesday morning after months of declining health, officials said.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070102/ap_on_re_us/whale_dies

RIP Gasper!

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Ian David

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Tue Jan-02-07 12:56 PM
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1. That's sad. Beluga whales are very cute.

Edited on Tue Jan-02-07 01:00 PM by IanDB1

The ones in Connecticut will actually dance in front of the glass for you if they see you watching them.

Do you think the whale's mother will seek revenge, though?

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xultar

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Tue Jan-02-07 01:09 PM
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5. I don't think mama is gonna show up and fight...but I'm sure she's pissed.

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originalpckelly

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Tue Jan-02-07 12:57 PM
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2. Aw da wittle bawoooga whale died!

Edited on Tue Jan-02-07 01:00 PM by originalpckelly

Now I'm all misty! :cry:

They have such cute bulb heads.

I think it must be the eyes or something. They're very very cute.

They also have that cute sly smile.

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Ian David

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Tue Jan-02-07 01:03 PM
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3. They remind me of cheerful little morbidly deformed human babies, but in a good way. n/t

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xultar

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Tue Jan-02-07 01:08 PM
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4. Majestic! Stunning. I just love nature.

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undeterred

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Tue Jan-02-07 01:10 PM
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6. Years ago there were a couple Belugas at the Shedd

Aquarium in Chicago that died of viruses; they hadn't been there long.

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MercutioATC

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Tue Jan-02-07 02:38 PM
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7. According to Shedd's website, they're still there...

http://www.sheddaquarium.org/belugawhales.html

They even have a new calf (as of July 17)

http://www.sheddaquarium.org/beluga_calf_updates.html

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undeterred

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Tue Jan-02-07 03:27 PM
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9. They still have Belugas, but there were some deaths in the early years

http://cbs2chicago.com/vault/local_story_234085627.html

They're not the easiest animal to care for in captivity.

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Squatch

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Tue Jan-02-07 02:47 PM
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8. What are they going to do with the caviar?

Mmmmmm....Beluga caviar.

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