Vancouver BC Begula Whale

 

 

 

The Beluga Whale tank is particularly exciting; it has a surface-level area as well as an underwater viewing room.
Beluga Whale came from Alaska and Antarctica where the waters are very cold.
They swim among icebergs where water temperature may be as low as 32*F.
The Beluga has a well adaption to both cold ocean habitat and a warmer fresh water habitat.
The Beluga or white whale grows to 15 feet long.
They eat octopus, crabs, squid, and some fish like cod.
The aquarium has to cool their water to a constant 54* to keep them comfortable.
They usually have a routine that they follow much like at Sea World San Diego.
Today it was the first 80* day of the season.
They let them just swim and see what the whale wanted to do in the warm weather. They didn’t want to play.
Beluga do not exhibit as many aerial behaviors like jumping etc. that the killer whale and dolphins exhibit.