Currently, the aquarium is home to Kavna, Aurora, Qila, and Tiqa -- all females. The little gray baby beluga you see above is Nala, who was born in 2009 and died suddenly only a year later. So sad! Belugas are born gray and get whiter as they age. The older a beluga, the whiter it is.
We had such a great time during the Sea Otter Encounter, Steller Sea Lion Encounter, and Dolphin Encounter. It was only natural that we do the Beluga Encounter, too. Like the Dolphin Encounter, the Beluga Encounter does not permit cameras, but you will be provided a CD with photos at the end of your session.
When we visited, Imaq was the featured beluga for the encounter. He is currently on breeding loan to SeaWorld.
The gift shop has all sorts of beluga-themed mementos.
This concludes my blogging about Vancouver. Hope you enjoyed the ride!
That looks so cool! I have to visit this aquarium in the future! Glad you had a great time and can't wait to see what you have next lined up for your blog!
ReplyDeleteI hope you're happy. I will now spend my entire day with "baaaaaby Beluuuuuuga, oh baaaaby Beluuuuuga" stuck in my head.
ReplyDelete(Cute pictures though!)
How fun!
ReplyDeleteOur Beluga area is like being in an icebox, was this equally as cold?
ReplyDeleteAmazing!! So glad you weren't here with me to witness the ridiculous oohing and ahhing I did over these pics. So freaking cool.
ReplyDeleteYou guys sure can open your mouth wide. I can't because I have TMJ. lol Between you and Shoes, I feel very animal encounter deficit. :(
ReplyDeleteI think I spelled deficient wrong in that last post. lol
ReplyDeleteI wanna snuggle with the beluga! And you guys looks so happy, I love it.
ReplyDeleteHow cute! Looks like you all had so much fun too! Now I have Baby Beluga in my head.
ReplyDeletei also have that baby beluga song in my head now. so cute and smiley!
ReplyDeletei can't stop giggling at all of the open-mouthed shots. so awesome.
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