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It is among the first aquariums to attempt artificial insemination of a beluga whale as part of its conservation work, in order to increase breeding in human care. [ 7 ] Within the aquarium, encounter programs are offered to visitors for an additional fee, who can get close to the African penguins, touch and stand in the water with beluga ...
The first orca conceived through artificial insemination was a male named Nakai, who was born to Kasatka and father Tilikum at the SeaWorld park in San Diego in September 2001. [47] A female killer whale named Kohana, the second orca conceived in this manner, was born at the same park eight months later. [48]
Beluga whale populations are currently being harvested at levels which are not sustainable and it is difficult for those harvesting beluga whales to know which sub-population they are from. [239] Because there is little protection of sub-populations, harvest will need to be managed to ensure sub-populations will survive long into the future to ...
As onlookers react, the beluga whale opens in mouth in what looks like a pleasantly shocked smile. (Yes, we know it’s just how their mouths are shaped. Still cute.) All About Beluga Whales.
Just another day at the office, naked deep-sea diving with beluga whales at the Arctic Circle. Natalia Avseenko, a 36-year-old Russian scientist, decided to test the hypothesis that belugas might ...
A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed in a South Korean mega mall, has been home to a female beluga whale for close to a decade.
Artificial insemination is used in many non-human animals, including sheep, horses, [63] cattle, pigs, dogs, pedigree animals generally, zoo animals, turkeys and creatures as tiny as honeybees and as massive as orcas (killer whales). Artificial insemination of farm animals is common in the developed world, especially for breeding dairy cattle ...
Kayavak was born on August 3, 1999, to a beluga named Immiayuk at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago. She was the third calf born at the aquarium, and the first to survive. As part of a Shedd tradition, she was given an Inuit name. "Kayavak" means "singing game producing soft echoes". [2]