Shedd Aquarium in Chicago says Caspian, a 27-year-old female beluga, died on Wednesday, becoming the sixth animal from the closed Ontario theme park Marineland to die after a massive relocation of whales and dolphins over the summer ... .
Another beluga whale rescued from the Marineland of Canada has died, the Shedd Aquarium announced Friday. Caspian is the fourth rescued beluga to die at the Chicago aquarium since their initial arrival in July, joining eight resident whales.
Two of the four Shedd Aquarium beluga whales that have died in recent weeks suffered from a “chronic gastrointestinal disease” — a sickness that likely developed before they arrived here from a Canadian aquatic park, Shedd staff announced Friday.
Preliminary necropsy results performed on Peekachu and Rain, the Marineland beluga whales who died in recent weeks after being rescued by a Chicago aquarium over the summer, have been released.Article content.