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3 days agoBelugas may pass the mirror test-but does the mirror test still pass?
Beluga whales show behaviors consistent with mirror self-recognition, adding them to a very small group of species that pass the mark test.
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4 months agoCanada aquarium that threatened to kill its whales wants to sell them to US
Marineland, the Canadian amusement park and aquarium which has threatened to kill its captive whales, wants government approval to sell the belugas to the United States after its China export proposal was rejected, according to an official and a former trainer. The former tourist attraction near the famed Niagara Falls has been mired in controversy for years. Twenty animals, including 19 belugas, have died at the park since 2019, according to a tally by the Canadian Press.
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6 months agoIt's heartbreaking': how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty
Thirty captive beluga whales at Marineland face a precarious future after a federal sale block and the park's euthanasia threat amid welfare and policy disputes.
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