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.
“When an animal passes in the wild, it is the circle of life. When it happens at an Aquarium, with
