Marineland beluga from Niagara Falls, Ont., dies at Spain aquarium, 3rd death after rescue transfer
A third beluga that was a part of a massive move of whales from Marineland has died, following two whale deaths in Chicago.
Oceanografic Valencia says Jelly Bean died suddenly on Friday
Liam Casey · The Canadian Press
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A third beluga that was a part of a massive move of whales from Marineland has died.
Oceanografic Valencia says Jelly Bean died suddenly on Friday.
The Spanish aquarium took in Jelly Bean and another beluga named Cleopatra in late August.
Two Marineland belugas and a resident beluga at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium died within weeks of their move.
Marineland said it was running out of money and needed the whales gone otherwise they would be euthanized.
The closed Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction moved all 30 of its belugas and four dolphins to five aquariums in Chicago, San Antonio, San Diego, Atlanta and Valencia in Spain.
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Marineland's last six beluga whales, the last of the mammals in Canadian captivity, were moved from the closed theme park and flown to the U.S. Thirty whales and four dolphins have been relocated since July.KioskNews shows a cleaned-up reading view extracted from the publisher’s page — the original always lives on their site, not ours.