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The mysterious airway block just killed baby beluga away at the Vancouver Aquarium, Nala died last night a year after her high profile birth. Justin Ma is live at the aquarium, Justin.


Tony, visitors love how close they can get to the belugas here, but staffs are looking into whether that had anything to do with Nala’s death. After they found rocks and a penny in her system. Belugas are the star attractions at the Vancouver Aquarium. They’re especially popular with kids, they just can’t get enough.

“I wish I can just take them home and have them, myself, pet them.”

For one of the star is now noticely missing. Nala was born last year to great fan fair, but last night she stopped breathing. Staff say the calf has a growth off her airway, that growth become inflamed and eventually suffocating her.

“Not exactly sure by any stretch what the cost that are talking was suspected, could either be congenital problem, or might be due to inhalation of foreign body.”

That growth contained two pebbles and a penny. Staff say rocks are normal part of pool environment, but they’re not sure how the coin got in the tank. Right now there’s a sign of this warning visitors not to dropping anything into the pool. But even kids can climb on the ladder here and lean over with their hands. A aquarium staff say with the latest death to looking at whether visitors are given too much access and whether the glass here should be rised. The critics say that’s not good enough. That the only way to prevent more death is to face out captivity.

“Baby beluga was delivered for a life time of torture which was Vancouver Aquarium represents. That is what the children have to understand when they go to the Vancouver Aquarium, they’re seeing suffering creatures.”

Five belugas have been born at the captivity at the aquarium. Three of them have died before the third birthdays. Staff point out the first year survival rates for memo’s in captivity is 40% to 50%, about the same as in the wild.

There are still five belugas here in this pool, including Nala’s mother, they’re been monitored by staff here 24 hours a day to make sure they’re doing OK and handling the loss.