2 beluga whales had chronic gastrointestinal disease before death, Shedd reveals
The Shedd Aquarium announced that two beluga whales died from chronic gastrointestinal disease likely contracted before their arrival. A third whale, Beethoven, died due to age-related health issues.
Two of the four Shedd Aquarium beluga whales that have died in recent weeks suffered from a “chronic gastrointestinal disease” — a sickness that likely developed before they arrived here from a Canadian aquatic park, Shedd staff announced Friday.A third beluga, 34-year-old Beethoven, suffered from age-related health problems, Shedd said. Beethoven, unlike the other two, was part of the aquarium’s resident population.Shedd also said veterinarians have found no evidence of a “shared infectious…
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