Beautiful footage of the Vancouver Aquarium's baby beluga, which was born earlier this summer. Additionally, the Vancouver Aquarium is asking Canadians to help them pick a name for the little girl. Submit your suggestions here!
The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums
7 responses to “Name the Baby Beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium”
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Hey guys, your link to submit your name idea is wrong; you forgot the colon in http://
I’m voting for “Colbert,” of course. -
i like the name nanuk (nah-nook) its a nice name for a nice baby
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I had trouble viewing the video on this site, but I was able to view it on YouTube. Great footage of the birth. She’s a cutie – such a curious baby girl.
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Belugas look so funny…
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This is such an cute baby she is adorable i just want to squeeze her
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This beluga is dead. Cetaceans do not belong in captivity (as amazing and adorable as they are). While I do think the breeding of endangered species is magnificant, and this website’s cuteness bring me endless joy, I wish you guys at least discussed the depression, death and suicides of intelligent animals in zoos. This includes whale, dolphins, elephant, and I wouldn’t be surprised if many more.
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Hi Sophie,
Thanks for sharing your opinion. In our opinion, no wild animals should have to live in captivity. However, human indifference threatens these animal species in the wild and responsible, accredited zoos and aquariums serve an invaluable role in turning the tide by educating the public about the need to protect these incredible species.
Where to draw the line on what animals belong or do not belong in zoos is a contentious but necessary debate. In our minds, its a gray spectrum full of bad options, a classic John Stuart Mill greater good debate. Ultimately though, where we draw the line is not nearly as important as where the biologists and veterinarians that devote their lives to animals, both at zoos and in the wild, draw the line.
We typically go back and update posts with information about animal deaths when they happen within a few weeks of a posting. The sad truth is that on a long enough timeline, we all meet our end eventually. ZooBorns is about the beginning of that timeline, when a new zoo or aquarium birth offers a small slice of hope for that species in the wild.
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