An American aquarium says a second beluga whale transferred there from Marineland has died.
In a statement Friday, Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut said the female beluga had been in its intensive care unit and that staff and veterinarians had been providing “round-the-clock medical treatment” before she died.
The cause of death won’t be known until a full necropsy is carried out, it said.
“Our team provided a continuum of world-class care to this whale for many months,” said Allison Tuttle, Mystic’s chief zoological officer, in the statement.
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“When an animal passes in the wild, it is the circle of life. When it happens at an Aquarium, with