Connecticut aquarium to auction off opportunity to name newly arrived Beluga whales

An aquarium in US is auctioning off chance to name three of its five recently arrived beluga whales to raise money for ir care and transportation. Mystic Aquarium, located in Connecticut, is now hoping to raise at least US$4million out of total US$5 million required to care for cetaceans for a year. It includes roughly $250000 a year to pay for ir food and veterinary care along with costs of running habitat and related research.

Speaking to ABC News, Stephen Coan President and CEO confirmed that Sea Research Foundation has teamed up with New York Based auction house Guernsey’s to hold auction on August 19. As per Coan, through auction, three beluga whales will get what is known as ir stage names ding that y’ve conducted similar events in past. Reckoning that such events make people “excited”, he furr ded that names are given by public make animals a part of community.

Cross border transfer 

Sea Research Foundation, which runs Mystic Aquarium h spent millions of dollars last month to get permissions from both American and Canian government to get marine creatures transported across international borders. ditionally, y h also battled animal’s rights groups that h opposed transfer. pod initially resided in Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario but were relocated using custom-me stretchers and special tanks inside a C-130 cargo plane by foundation.

Connecticut aquarium officials told Associated Press that whales, which range in age from 7 to 12, were born in captivity and cannot be released into ocean.   new arrivals were previously held inside an overcrowded habitat with about 50 or whales but ir new home gives m larger space to frolic. 

Meanwhile, anor beluga whale is winning hearts over internet. In a recently posted video,  whale could be seen getting excited after seeing a toy whale outside an aquarium. video features a woman and a little girl watching beluga whale inside Mystic Aquarium in United States. orable reaction of beluga whale has won over internet. video was shared by Viralhog on YouTube and it has caught attention of netizens.

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