Shedd aquarium beluga whale matriarch, Mauyak, dies
"She was a very independent whale, extremely playful and was an attentive mom to her calves," said Peggy Sloan, Chief Animal Operations Officer for Shedd.
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"She was a very independent whale, extremely playful and was an attentive mom to her calves," said Peggy Sloan, Chief Animal Operations Officer for Shedd.
Mauyak, a 41-year-old beluga whale at the Shedd Aquarium, died over the weekend.
The nine-month old females were found separately off the coast of California without any family.
The cuties had been going by "926" and "929." The aquarium let the public vote on the names. The nine-month old females were found separately off the coast of California without any family.
The cuties had been going by "926" and "929."
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