RIP Baby Beluga Whale that Inspired Famed Kids Song Dies

	RIP Baby Beluga Whale that Inspired Famed Kids Song Dies Kavna, the beluga whale that inspired the beloved children's song "Baby Beluga" by singer Raffi, died at the Vancouver Aquarium on Monday. The whale was in good health until early last weekend, when her keepers first suspected she was unwell. A necropsy showed cancerous lesions. Kavna's keepers believe she was around 46 years old, if not older, making her one of the oldest beluga whales in captivity. Belugas in the wild usually live to between 25 and 30 years. "It was very sudden, it was very acute, and happened so quickly," said Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium's general manager, at a press conference. "We were all hoping that she was come through this. She's been so robust for so long, we believed she was was impervious to everything. It was a great shock to everybody."	From: mallugirls15 Views: 0 1 ratings
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