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thenewestmemberofthebelugafamilyatvancouveraquarium

thecaffewasborninjuneoflastyear

tekaspendsourdaystrainingwithaquariumstaffandswimmingclosetohermotherkillerinthewild

belugisliveinarcticandsubarcticwaters

alongthecoastofalaska

candidate

greenland

norwayandrussiabiologistsestimatethereareaboutonehundredthousandbelugasinthewild

butalthoughthenumberisgreaterthanoutofotherwhalespeciesbeloganumbersoftakenupbatteringafterdecadesofoverhuntingasoftwothousandeightthebelugaislistedasnewthreatenedbytheinternationalunionforconservationthenature

thisisbecauseofuncertaintyabouttheactualnumberofbelugasacrossitsrangeespeciallyintherussianarctic

theIUCNclaimsthatifcurmeconservationeffortsstoppedespeciallymanagementofhuntingbelugapopulationswouldlikelyqualifyforthreatenedstatuswithinfiveyearsvancouveraqueryandresearchassociatebolelediavergarawatchesandlistenscloselytothebelugawhalefamily

shestudyinghowteacketthebelugacaffeislearningtocommunicatewithhermotherkililaandgrandmotheraurora

whatshediscoverscouldofferimportantcluesabouthowbelugasliveinawhile

usingsophisticatedunderwaterlisteningdevices

vagarahasclassifiedtwentyninetypesofvlugacallsvlugasrelyonecolocation

theirownbuildinonarsystemsanddozensofvocalizationpatternstonavigateandcommunicatethecolocationsystemoftheseanimals

belugasinparticularies

incrediblycomplexaresophisticatedtheynavigatethroughsound

theymaptheirentiresurroundingsthroughsoundoftheyareabletonavigateveryverypreciselytrainersatthevanpoveraquiryandleadbabypekoa

hermotherteelahgrandmotheraoorawhoadailytrainingregimen

butthewkersarenevertooshytovocalzzewiththetrainersandimpressvisitorswiththeirmovementsandsounds

globalwarmingiscreatingunprecedentedpressuresforthelegalwhalesinarcketandsubmarticwaters

rightnowumespeciallywiththetheiceslozenatallchangingupthere

umumthatsbasicallysayingokayevenabouttrafficcomeandoff

itsgoingtobealoteasiertomovebackinforth

westartthrowingAAlotmorenoiseupthereandalot

lotofthings

thatumimpimpacthodlesanimalsareeventocommunicatewitheachother

icanseesomethingchanges

ithopedtheaaariumanleggalcalizationresearchcouldgoalongwaytohelpprotectthesespecies